“This is the last fight of my life,” says Tran To Nga, who became a victim of “Agent Orange” during the Vietnam War (1955-1975). At the time, the American army used this ultra-toxic defoliant to destroy forests and flush out the hiding places of Viet Cong communist fighters. The 82-year-old Franco-Vietnamese woman is fighting to have fourteen manufacturers of the herbicide, including Bayer-Monsanto and Dow Chemicals, acknowledge their responsibility. On Thursday, August 22, the Paris Court of Appeal is due to deliver its verdict. A look back at Tran To Nga’s fight. She answers Heike Schmidt’s questions.
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“Agent Orange”: French justice judges agrochemical giants
