Tomorrow, members of #CWC will vote on consequences for Syrian violations of the treaty. Today @OSFJustice @syrian_archive @crdefenders @SyrianCenter filed 3rd legal complaint in Europe against Syrian CW use: crd.org/2021/04/19/civ…
Last week, the @OPCW IIT issued detailed report on Syrian govt responsibility for chlorine attack on Saraqib in February 2018: opcw.org/iit/second-rep…
Last April, @OPCW IIT issued first report which found Syrian air force responsible for 1 chlorine and 2 sarin attacks on Ltamenah in March 2017: opcw.org/iit/first-repo…
The vote at @OPCW this week on draft decision finding Syria in non-compliance with #CWC is a make it or break it moment for the CW nonproliferation regime. For any country truly committed to a world free of chemical weapons, the only acceptable vote will be YES
#NoImpunity

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21 Apr
The @OPCW decision on Syrian non-compliance with the #CWC has been published. You can read it here:
opcw.org/sites/default/…
A couple of observations.
The only immediate effect is that Syria is not allowed to vote or hold any positions at @OPCW
This is a slap on the wrist given how blatant and brazen Syria's violations of the #CWC have been. However, the decision is a milestone in accountability.
Members of the @OPCW can and should do more. If Syria remains in non-compliance with the #CWC by the next Conf of States Parties, the Conf should refer the case to UNSC. Yes, I know Russia will use its veto to protect Syria--but (at least) 3 good reasons to do so.
Read 6 tweets
25 Nov 20
Latest @OPCW report on elimination of Syria's CW is out. Good news: The DAT closed 3 outstanding issues with Syria's initial declaration.
Bad news: 19 issues remain unresolved.
Worse news: Syria still denies producing any CW at one of its declared CW production facilities Image
Syria's continued denial in face of samples indicating production and/or weaponization of a nerve agent at said facility indicates that Syria is still committed to continued obstruction on history, scope, and scale of its CW program.
It is possible that this facility is Hafir 1, as described by @columlynch in this article:
foreignpolicy.com/2016/09/16/che…
Read 6 tweets
15 Jul 20
Trump administration recommends the National Guard as an option to help hospitals report coronavirus data washingtonpost.com/health/2020/07…
Is diversion of data from @CDCgov linked to @PHEgov contract with TeleTracking to develop "Real-Time Healthcare System Capacity Reporting"?
washingtonpost.com/health/growing…

fedhealthit.com/2020/04/hhs-as…

@bylenasun @HelenBranswell
The answer is yes. This @HHSGov guidance document
says that Teletracking will replace the CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network
hhs.gov/sites/default/…
Read 5 tweets
1 Mar 19
.@OPCW just released its final report on the April 7, 2018 chemical attack on Douma: opcw.org/sites/default/… Thread to follow
FFM concluded that info collected “provide reasonable grounds that the use of a toxic chemical as a weapon took place. This toxic chemical contained reactive chlorine. The toxic chemical was likely molecular chlorine.”
Bottom line: the @OPCW report confirms the open source reporting by @VDC_Research @snhr @UOSSM @bellingcat @ForensicArchi on the chlorine attacks on Douma on April 7
Read 24 tweets

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