The corrupted Iraqi government is using Toxic tear gas against the Iraqi civilians who are peacefully protesting for their right for better life. The tears gases they are using are very poisonous and it is killing many civilians there and also badly effecting the wildlife, as the gases cause the death of hundreds of the birds there and most probably. The tear gas canisters the government are using against the protesters are illegal and using it is consider a crime against humanity and the environment.
The Iraqi authorities must ensure anti-riot police and other security forces in Baghdad immediately stop using two previously unseen types of tear gas grenade to kill rather than disperse protesters, Amnesty International urged today after its investigation found they caused at least five protester deaths in as many days.
Amnesty International carried out telephone and email interviews with numerous eyewitnesses, reviewed medical records and consulted medical professionals in Baghdad as well as an independent forensic pathologist about the horrific injuries caused by these grenades since 25 October.
The organization's Digital Verification Corps geolocated and analysed video evidence from near Baghdad's Tahrir Square documenting the fatalities and injuries – including charred flesh and "smoking" head wounds. Its military expert identified the types of tear gas grenades being used as two variants from Bulgaria and Serbia that are modelled on military grenades and are up to 10 times as heavy as standard tear gas canisters, resulting in horrific injuries and death when fired directly at protesters.
