Statement 23.04.2011- The unfair practices towards Kurdish politicians facing oppression in recent days have gained intensity. 10% electoral threshold in Turkey forced BDP to enter the elections with independent MPs, but the -known seven-candidates of BDP were vetoed by (Turkey’s Supreme Election Commission) YSK arbitrarily and the country almost dragged into a chaos. On the…
Northern (Turkey)
Northern (Turkey), Press Release
Freedom for civil disobedience
Statement 13.04.2011 – The demonstrations for the “freedom for civil disobedience” executing by the Kurdish community in Turkey and Syria are still in continuance. The attacks against these attempts by the governments are also still continuing. Nearly all of the cities in north Kurdistan (Turkey Kurdistan), and the cities in Turkey which there are a…
Analysis, Northern (Turkey), Press Release
Open Letter: Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan commits crime agaiagainst humanity
The Language and Education Commission of the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) send an letter to United Nations(UN) and EU Presidency on the Kurdish language education in Turkey. We said hat “Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan commits crime against humanity”. We hereby present to you extracts of select documentation of crimes by state and government…
Northern (Turkey)
Human Rights Violations- Turkey
October 2010- Background *Introduction by KNK *Legal developments *Freedom of expression is still not guaranteed in turkey *Freedom of assembly *Right to life and security *Violence against women and girls *War crimes and atrocities committed by Turkish army *Minority rights *Impunity *1999- 2009 Comparative summary Table Human Right Association *2009 Turkey Human Rights Violations Balance…
Northern (Turkey), Press Release
Turkish soldiers exploded bombs on Hakkari village road and killed 10 civilians
Statement 16.09.2010 – The Turkish State punished Kurdish people as a result of their decision to boycott the referendum. Today early in the morning on the Hakkari Pinyanis (Gecitli) road a minibus, which was carrying the villagers, was exploded by a landed mine; 10 civilians died and two were injured. After that the villagers, who went…
Northern (Turkey), Press Release
Peace is on trial in Turkey, be a witness!
Statement 17.06.2010 – Turkish government arrested the Kurdish peace groups, who came to Turkey to contribute for a democratic solution On 9 October 2009, Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan had called two peace groups, one of which came from guerrillas and the other from Maxmur refugee camp, to open a way to a peaceful and democratic…
Northern (Turkey), Press Release
The mothers of peace and their children want to speak their own Kurdish language
Statement 12.01.2009 – Within the last few days, the mothers of peace started many activities in support of the Kurdish language and these activities are still ongoing.The mothers want their own language, their children to learn the Kurdish language and call upon the colonialist States to end this injustice against the Kurdish language. Also it…