It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a tireless fighter for global human rights and a hero of the victorious struggle against apartheid in South Africa. We send our deepest condolences to his family, his comrades, and all of the peoples of South Africa. Archbishop Tutu…
On November 29 the Twenty-Sixth Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CSP-26) opened in The Hague, providing a unique opportunity for its 193 member states to show their practical determination to prevent and sanction the use of chemical weapons. In his opening statement, Director-General Fernando Arias drew attention to that day`s…
Information Paper on the Current State of the Refugee Camp Makhmur Contents 1. Under Permanent Threat – the Makhmur Refugee Camp 2. ISIS still active around Makhmur 3. The Turkish State’s War against Makhmur 4. The Iraqi Government’s Silence is Complicity 5. Additional Punishment by Embargo 6. Immediate Interventions are Necessary to Protect Makhmur 7.…
Speaking on Turkish state TV channel TRT on 1 June, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Iraq with additional attacks, saying that Turkey will “clean-up” the UNHCR-recognized Makhmour Refugee Camp in northern Iraq, 180 km south of Turkey. Such an attack which would constitute a grave violation of international law and a crime against an…
CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS- At the call and invitation of the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK), we, as representatives of tens of Kurdistan’s political parties, movements, and organisations of all types and hundreds of independent participants (including writers, artists, intellectuals, academics, journalists, observers, politicians, and religious figures) from Kurdistan, acting as a voice of national conscience, convened a…
KNK Women call to sign the letter : http://chng.it/YPKtqXnG Mr. Jens Stoltenberg Secretary General of the NATO Email: Stoltenberg.Jens@hq.nato.int Kurdish Women’s Open Letter to the NATO Stop the Turkish State’s Genocide and Feminicide of the Kurds! Dear Mr. Stoltenberg, “NATO promotes democratic values…” and “NATO is committed to the peaceful resolution of disputes” according to the alliance’s…
The Yazidi (ĂŠzĂ®dĂ®) people of Sinjar (Ĺžengal) have been persecuted for centuries. The most recent genocide of the Yazidis began in August 2014, when the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group invaded Sinjar and surrounding areas, killing, kidnapping, and enslaving thousands of Yazidis and displacing hundreds of thousands. The genocide of the Yazidis, one of…
Earlier this morning, between 3 AM and 6 AM local time, the Turkish Armed Forces initiated a large-scale cross-border military offensive in the region of GarĂŞ in South Kurdistan (Northern Iraq). Turkish airstrikes targeted the villages of GuzĂŞ, MeyrokĂŞ, SiyanĂŞ, ÇemĹźerĂ®tkĂŞ, YekmalĂŞ and KanĂ®sarkĂŞ, and soldiers were dropped into the region with Cobra and Sikorsky…