We fight impunity for CW use everywhere. We call on 🇷🇺 to clarify the circumstances of Mr. Navalny’s poisoning with a #Novichok & #StandWithUkraine against Russia’s illegal war of aggression.
Jan 13, 2022 • 6 tweets • 5 min read
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OTD 29 years ago, Canada signed the #CWC. Since then, we have been steadfast in our effort to rid the world of #ChemicalWeapons. Keep reading ⬇️
We play a lead role in the Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons & Materials of Mass Destruction to prevent #CBRN proliferation & terrorism. 🇨🇦 contributed over $240 million to support CW destruction in #Russia, #Libya, #Iraq and #Syria.
(1/8) On 7 April 2018, #Douma was the site of a horrific #chemicalweapons attack. Victims, including children, died from exposure to toxic chemicals. We remember the victims of this war crime & will seek accountability for CW use in #Syria.
(2/8) In March 2019, the OPCW’s Fact-Finding Mission confirmed the use of chlorine as a chemical weapon. The Investigation and Identification Team will continue to work to identify the perpetrators of this CW attack. 👉opcw.org/sites/default/…
Apr 4, 2021 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
(1/12) #OTD in 2017, an air strike hit the town of #KhanShaykhun in #Syria, releasing large amounts of the nerve agent #sarin. It killed dozens of people, including children, and injured hundreds. Today, we remember the victims of this #warcrime.
(2/12) The OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism concluded with confidence that the sarin identified in samples taken from Khan Shaykhun had most likely been made with a precursor from the original Syrian stockpile. 👉 documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/…
Mar 13, 2019 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
1/5:🇨🇦 supported 4 of the 🇷🇺 proposals for addition to Sched1. The 5th proposal did not meet the definition of a Sched1 chemical - according to both the #OPCW Technical Secretariat, and Canada's National Authority.
2/5: In direct consultations with 🇷🇺, we made clear that there was a path to consensus on 4 of 5 of its proposals. Instead 🇷🇺chose to proceed with a decision that it knew would fail. The reasons for this approach are now clear... #OPCW#EC902
