Russia: Don´t Veto Extension of Syria Inquiry
(World News Russia)

Expand A poison hazard danger sign is seen in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib province, Syria on April 5, 2017. © 2017 Abdussamed Dagul/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images (New York) - Russia should not block the extension of the inquiry into who is responsible for chemical weapons use in Syria , Human Rights Watch said today. The mandate for the inquiry, called the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM), will expire on November 17, 2017, even though it has yet to investigate several alleged chemical attacks in Syria. The United States has circulated a draft resolution at the UN Security Council to extend the mandate of the joint UN and Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)...