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

Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations
Founded Date:	10 August 1956
Headquarters:	Shibadaimon, Minato, Tokyo
Area Served:	Japan
Focus:	Abolition of nuclear weapons

The, often shortened to, 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.^[1]

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.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• Hibakusha
• Anti-nuclear movement
• Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

External links

• Nihon Hidankyō
• HIBAKUSHA - Atomic Bomb Survivors
• United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Statements

Notes and References

1. Web site: Welcome to HIDANKYO. Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organization (Nihon Hidankyo) website. 2007-08-31.
2. http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hidankyo/nihon/english/about/about1-03.html Ne.jp
3. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/01/commentary/atomic-bomb-survivors-nominated-nobel-prize/#.Vdtc7yWqqkp Atomic bomb survivors nominated for Nobel prize | The Japan Times