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Debra Winger in 1984
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OSCAR-NOMINATED Hollywood actor Debra Winger has backed calls for investigations into alleged Turkish war crimes in Iraqi Kurdistan, including the use of chemical weapons.
The star of An Officer and a Gentleman condemned the failure of the United Nations and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to take action over the alleged use of “internationally prohibited weapons” during Turkey’s six-month military campaign in northern Iraq.
She is among 65 women who signed a letter to OPCW director-general Fernando Arias telling him that he has a responsibility to investigate the mounting allegations.
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