United Nations 30 day Legal Notice
- agentorangechild
- Jun 8
- 2 min read
Formal Notification – 30-Day Notice Period Prior to Final ICC Submission Under Article 15 (Agent Orange / TCDD Second-Generation Harm)
25/05/2025
Dear UN Human Rights Representatives,
I am writing to formally notify you that I have issued 30-day legal warnings to multiple Australian government agencies and departments ahead of my final submission to the International Criminal Court (ICC) under Article 15 of the Rome Statute.
This submission concerns crimes against humanity through the systemic denial of healthcare, recognition, and redress to second-generation survivors of TCDD (dioxin)—the contaminant in Agent Orange.
My case includes:
The Government of Australia
The Australian Department of Defence, Veterans’ Affairs, Health, and Centrelink
The chemical manufacturers responsible for TCDD contamination, including Monsanto (now Bayer) and Dow Chemical
The ICC complaint will be filed on 1 July 2025, after the conclusion of this notice period. The failure of both state and corporate actors to acknowledge, warn, or protect affected civilians—despite clear scientific knowledge, UN treaty obligations, and your own prior findings—forms the basis of this escalation.
I respectfully remind the UN that between 2011 and 2024, your treaty bodies issued over ten separate warnings to Australia regarding the failure to protect children, women, and persons with disabilities harmed by environmental toxins such as TCDD. These were ignored.
This letter is to ensure that the UN is officially on record prior to my filing. I will also be including your earlier findings in my final ICC evidence pack, as proof that Australia was warned and refused to act.
If you require additional documentation, links to my published timeline, website, or annexes, I would be happy to provide them.
Warm Agent Orange Burns regards,
Danielle Stevens
Australia
We will always be a child of a Vietnam Veteran
A formal complaint has been lodged the International Criminal Court for Crimes against Humanity.
All correspondence can be included in legal proceedings.
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