Counsel calls upon the international community to hold Turkey accountable

Counsel, Ronni Omran Khalaf, explained that international laws stipulate for severe penalties for the use of chemical weapons against peoples. She said: "This is the responsibility of the international community."

Under rule 74 of customary international humanitarian law, a series of treaties prohibit the use of chemical weapons in international armed conflicts, including The Hague Declaration on Asphyxiating Gases, the Geneva Protocol on Gases, the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Statute of the International Criminal Court. "

Ronni Omran pointed to differing international positions on the use of prohibited weapons: "Iran has developed nuclear reactors; "The Turkish occupying state is now using chemical gas against the Kurds and the people of the region, as happened in Ras Al Ain in 2019 against the people of Southern Kurdistan and the freedom movement, but the international community remains silent."

Ronni Omran blamed the silent international community for the crimes committed against the Kurds: "The silence of the international community and international and human rights organizations indicates that they are partners in the crimes committed against the peoples of the region and the Kurdish people in particular."

Ronni Omran warned that unleashing the Turkish occupying state would lead it to extend its crimes to all components of the region. "If the Turkish occupying state is not brought to an end, it will expand its cycle of crimes against the peoples of the region."

Ronni Omran called on the United Nations, the Security Council and human rights organizations to play their legal and humanitarian role towards the peoples of the region.

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ANHA