Phil Harrison, USA

2006 in Window Rock

Phil Harrison reported in 1992 at the World Uranium Hearing in Salzburg on the cancer death of his father at the age of 43, who wore neither mouthguards nor gloves in the unventilated uranium mines. Lung cancer, silicosis, leukemia and skin cancer became the miners' diseases. He wants recognition and reparation for the human sacrifices his people have made for the nuclear industry. He was honoured with a special recognition.

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