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Submitted by ctv_en_5 on Sat, 03/25/2006 - 16:00
A film on the ordinary lives of Vietnamese Agent Orange victims and their families has been screened at schools and universities in London.

The film "Duong Toi Cong Ly" (Path to Justice) by Vietnamese director Lai Van Sinh has helped Vietnamese and foreign students studying in London better understand heavy consequences of the toxic chemicals sprayed by the US troops over southern Vietnam during the US war in Vietnam 30 years ago, said Len Aldis, Secretary of the Britain-Vietnam Friendship Association. 

The US troops sprayed 80 million litres of chemicals, including Agent Orange with high dioxin content, over Vietnam from 1961 to 1971, exposing millions of people to the chemicals.

More than 30 years later, the existence of chemicals is on three Vietnamese generations, Len Aldis said, adding that the chemicals would affect a fourth generation, according to scientists.

The British social activist went on to say that the aftermaths of the chemical war in general and Agent Orange/dioxin in particular not only affect the Vietnamese people, but also war veterans of the US, Australia, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea and Canada. Vietnamese victims have suffered the heaviest consequences and they have not been compensated by the US, he emphasised.

Len Aldis is expected to attend an international conference on Agent Orange/dioxin scheduled to be held in Hanoi on March 28 and 29. The conference is expected to welcome about 150 victims, social activists, and scientists from many countries.

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