OPCW

On 1 March 2019, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) published its report on the alleged use of chemical weapons in the 7 April 2018 attack on…

Having taken control over Douma, the last rebel-held town in the eastern Ghouta[1] on April 8, 2018, pro-government forces took many arbitrary measures against civilians there, as they arrested young men,…

For Immediate Release – (New York, June 19, 2018) – Governments should strengthen the tools to reverse the unprecedented threat to the global ban on chemical weapons, a coalition of…

On April 7 the world once again was shocked by the heart-wrenching images of Syrian men, women and children who appeared to have suffocated in their houses in Douma, a…

Preface: Despite the repeated warnings by the international community for the Syrian government not to use chemical weapons during the war in Syria, the latter re-attacked al-Shefonia town with chemical…

Preface: On February 4, 2018, Saraqib[1] located in the southern countryside of Idlib was hit by a poisonous gas attack[2]. A helicopter affiliated to the Syrian regular forces threw two…

Preface: Syrian regular forces continued their military escalation in several towns and cities in the besieged Eastern Ghouta, as they launched the most violent military attacks on those areas using…

Major Events Related to Chemical Weapons in Syria

We, the undersigned non-governmental organisations, address collectively our calls to the international community to adhere to protect civilians across Syria and take concrete action to hold all perpetrators of blatant…