Presented in Committee Room 1, 18th January 2012 at a Hrant Dink Commemoration event sponsored by Baroness Randerson and organized by Solidarity with Prisoners of Conscience in Turkey and the Forum for Stateless Nations and ‘Other’ Minorities. As we...
Grave human rights violations in Turkey have been reported for many years. Not only human rights organisations like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch but also the European Union, in the course of the procedures for Turkey’s accession, have clearly...
It is a well-known fact that nearly 5000 Kurdish politicians including 6 parliamentarians, 27 mayors, dozens of members of city council and executive members of BDP (Peace and Democracy Party) have been arrested. Occasional police operations are continuing since 14...
It is clear that the Syrian regime is losing its legitimacy of ruling the country and Syrians no longer accept it. Peaceful demonstrations have been taking place all over the country, which has further weakened the regime. In circumstances like this where the regime...
After the successful, free election and a series of constructive discussions, the People’s Council in Western Kurdistan issued the final statement of its first conference, which states: “At this sensitive stage in the history of Syria and Kurdistan, a...
Turkey’s Government has been committing crimes against humanity, war crimes and massacres against Kurdish population. The ongoing war against the freedom struggle of the Kurds has led to thousands of political prisoners, thousands of casualties, displaced people...
