Turkey, the Kurds and the Imrali Peace Process: An Historic Opportunity – Brussels, European Parliament, 4th & 5th of December 2013 Brussels, 5th December, 2013 On behalf of the Kurdish people in Rojava, I would like to thank the President of the...
Every year, normally in October, the European Commission (the “executive body” of EU) presents its reports on the “state of the art” of EU Enlargement vis-a-vis of the official candidate countries for EU Enlargement, including Turkey. The...
His example will remain an inspiration for future generations and for as long as there is oppression and injustice in the world to be fought. We recall his nearly thirty years of incarceration for his unyielding commitment to the liberation of his people from...
We were deeply saddened to hear about the demise of the great democracy and freedom fighter and the friend of the Kurdish People, Nelson Mandela. We convey our heartfelt condolences to his family, peoples struggling against racism and colonialism, and particularly the...
Phillips who is currently Director of the Program on Peace-building and Rights at Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights, also underlined that the package failed to release members of the Union of Kurdish Communities (KCK), thousands of...
The HDP co-chair Ertugrul Kürkçü, the General Secretary of the European Socialist Party Yonnec Polet, Green MEP Mark Demesmaeker, Hugh Pope of the International Crisis Group, Prof. David L. Phillips from the Human Rights Research Institute at Columbia...