Complaint calls Vietnamese crop-spraying 'chemical weapons'

[geovalin]

Alice Cuddy and Khouth Sophak Chakrya

Claims that Vietnam has used defoliants to destroy Cambodian farmers’ crops will be taken to a global chemical weapons watchdog today on behalf of several Cambodian rights groups who say the alleged action violates international law.

A copy of the complaint scheduled to be filed with the Hague-based Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which was obtained yesterday, cites the “unlawful use by the Government of Vietnam of prohibited chemical and biological weapons to defoliate and destroy food crops in contested border communities of Cambodia for the purpose of forced and unlawful land evictions”.

In April and May, it says, “Vietnamese operatives, including members of the Vietnamese military . . . engaged in the widespread spraying of chemicals on crops being grown” on disputed land in Tbong Khmum province.

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[sammygood]

so what did the USA use in vietnam ? agent orange ? was that not against international laws ?

soon the spin off will be used as an upgrade for what they are using now ...as weeds start to get resistant to their cancer causing spray

[BuaBS]

Spraying with the stuff 'mericans left behind.

[LPCustom69]

I doubt any of the defoliants used by the US were left behind. A watered down version of the defoliant is still available in the US, it's called Roundup.