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Japan Confederation of A and H Bomb Sufferers Organizations

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The Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organization (日本被団協, Nihon Hidankyō) is a group formed by hibakusha in 1956 with the goals of pressuring the Japanese government to improve support of the victims and lobbying governments for the abolition of nuclear weapons.

Honors

  • 2010 Award for Social Activism (World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates)
  • 1985, 1994, 2015 the Swiss-based International Peace Bureau (IPB) nominated Hidankyo for the Nobel Peace Prize.

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    Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations Wikipedia
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