A-bomb victims' group calls for world free of nukes on its 70th anniversary

Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, renewed its pledge Monday to continue its efforts toward realizing a world free of nuclear weapons as it marked the 70th anniversary of its founding."It is each citizen of world who will build a human society without nuclear weapons and wars. We will keep calling for it as long as we are alive," the group, formally known as the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, said in a statement.The grassroots movement led by the group, which has focused on sharing the testimonies of survivors across the country an…READ FULL ARTICLE