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https://twitter.com/OPCW/status/1333376160374411264Under the Chemical Weapons Convention, riot control agents, including tear gas and pepper weapons, are categorized as chemical weapons. The CWC bans the use of riot control agents in warfare, but allows their use by member states for domestic law enforcement.
https://twitter.com/guardian/status/12692146839380664352/20 I have raised concerns about #teargas safety and its escalating use world-wide for >10 years. Every time there is egregious abuse (Occupy, Arab Spring, Turkey, Ferguson, Brazil, Mexican border, Chile, Hong Kong) public attention is rising, but dying down quickly after.