The United Nations Correspondents Association

May 1st, 2017
UNCA Press Conference with Human Rights Watch on New Chemical Attacks in Syria

(From left: Akshaya Kumar, Ken Roth, Lama Fakih)

The United Nations Correspondents Association held a press conference with Human Rights Watch on Monday, May 1st to present its latest findings on chemical attacks in Syria, including on the recent attack in Khan Sheikhoun.

Speakers were:

Ken Roth, Executive Director at Human Rights Watch
Lama Fakih, Deputy Director of the Middle East and North Africa division at Human Rights Watch
Akshaya Kumar, Deputy UN Director at Human Rights Watch

The Report and Press Release can be found below:

Death by Chemicals
The Syrian Government’s Widespread and Systematic Use of Chemical Weapons

PRESS RELEASE

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For more information and to schedule interviews, please contact:

In New York, Louis Charbonneau (English, German, Czech): +1-212- 377-9468 (direct); or charbol@hrw.org. Twitter: @loucharbon
In New York, Akshaya Kumar (English): +1-347- 448-1278 (mobile); or kumara@hrw.org. Twitter: @AkshayaSays

 

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