THE Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) was branded “a tool of imperialism” today as Kurds rallied in The Hague demanding action over Turkey’s alleged used of banned munitions. 

At a press conference held outside the watchdog’s headquarters in the Netherlands protesters heard how the OPCW had “once again slammed the door in our faces” after it refused to meet a delegation recently returned from Iraqi Kurdistan. 

“By refusing to meet and receive our evidence they have shown once more that they are nothing more than a tool of the imperialist powers.