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IHD-TIHV-Report: Human right violations in Turkey in 2015
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vokradio, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Severe human right violations by the Turkish state
We call all the democratic organizations and international foundations
to stand against AKP and Erdogan's dictatorship and support the peoples
resisting for democracy.
As long as peace for the Kurdish people is not
ensured and an end is not put to Turkey's policies in Syria and Iraq, EU
countries are facing a threat. ISIS, that is taking advantage of
Turkey's approach in the Middle East, is bloodsheding in the EU. To stop
ISIS, the support that Turkey is giving to ISIS needs to be halted and
condemned.
The Human Rights Association (IHD) and the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TIHV), published the 2015 human rights violation report that was prepared during the 10-17 December Week of Human Rights. Ozturk Turkdogan, the general president of IHD who disclosed the report declared "From the perspective of human rights there is a demand that needs to be met from Turkey. That is to urgently establish peace. When peace is not ensured the right to live is not protected, when the right to live is being abused it is impossible to speak of other human rights". Moreover Turkdogan, said that since there was no intervention in the human right violations conducted in 2015, the United Nations' system has collapsed.
The end of the Kurdish-Turkish Peace Process increased the violations
Severe cases of human right violations were experienced during 2015: In Diyarbakir (5 dead, tens injured) , in Suruc (33 dead, tens injured) and in the Ankara massacre (100 dead, hundreds injured). With the end of the Kurdish-Turkish Peace Process by the President of Turkey Recep T Erdogan, hundreds of people were shot in the streets by the law enforcement units, in the renewed conflicts. Tens of times civilians and the PKK were bombed on Iraq grounds. Curfew was declared in tens of Kurdish towns within Turkey. During the curfew period water and electric outages, lack of basic food supply was experienced. Medication and treatment to those injured by the attacks were not allowed by the police itself on the ground of the incident, whereas the dead could not be buried due to curfew prohibitions. During the blockade of towns and neighborhoods by the law enforcements units civilian youths, women, elderly and children were massacred. Journalists were arrested and freedom of press was violated. The refugees in Turkey are facing dramatic circumstances.
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Southern Californians in solidarity with KOBANE Condemn ISLAMIC State and Turkey in a Rally
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vokradio, Losangeles, California, USA
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Southern Californians in solidarity with
KOBANE Condemn ISLAMIC State and Turkey in a Rally
 By Dr.Amir Sharifi
Los Angeles: Hundreds of pro Kobanê activists marched on in Westwood, Los Angeles to condemn the Islamic State and their murderous onslaught against Kurds, saying that they will continue their combat against ISIS terrorism in Kobanê. Women activists were making improvised signs as more protesters joined the demonstration. The statement issued by the Kurdish community as one of the main organizers of the event, read,
"We stand in solidarity with the people of the besieged Kobanê and call for prompt action to save the residents and defenders of the city from a massacre. The IS terrorists have captured sizeable portions of the city despite the fierce and heroic resistance of Kurdish freedom fighters. Hundreds of people have died and over 200000 people have been driven away from their homes, stranded in border areas, their fields ravaged, their belongings plundered, and their children traumatized. Many are mourning the loss of their loved ones, their homes, and their land."
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Kurdish Human Rights Advocacy Group and a delegation meet Ahmad Shaheed, the UN’ s special rapporteu
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vokradio.com, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Kurdish Human Rights Advocacy Group and a delegation meet
Ahmad Shaheed, the United Nations’ special rapporteur on human rights in
Iran
 By Dr Amir Sharifi
July 25, 2013
On July, 19, 2013 a Kurdish delegation consisting of the Kurdish
Human Rights Advocacy Group (KHRAG) and Kurdish American Committee for
Human Rights and Democracy in Iran (KACDHI) met with Dr. Ahmed Shaheed,
the United Nations’ special rapporteur in Los Angeles to discuss the
Kurdish human rights concerns and interests. Our purpose in attending
this meeting was to introduce and advance Kurdish human rights. We
commended Dr. Shaheed for his last inclusive and transparent report that
reflects the concerns of a wide spectrum of civil and political rights
including political freedom, freedom of assembly and information,
freedom of
religion, etc
We particularly welcomed his discussion of “economic,
social, and cultural freedoms covering issues of the right to education,
economic, social, and cultural development of several ethnic
communities including Kurds. We welcomed the positive steps, the
diversity, depth and richness of the report; however, we pointed out
that Kurdish human rights have yet to find their rightful and distinct
place.
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Voice of Kurdish American Radio Interviews Soraya Fallah on the 1st Middle Eastern Women’s Conferenc
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vokradio.com, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Voice
of Kurdish American Radio Interviews Renowned Human Rights researcher
and Activist, recipient of several human rights awards such as the
United Nations-USA Global Citizen’s Award, Mrs. Soraya Fallah on her
return from the 1st Middle Eastern Women’s Conference held in Diyarbakir
(Amed).
VOKRadio:
Q1:
Mrs. Fallah, welcome back. Some of our listeners/readers are not
familiar with the conference you attended in Diyarbakir (Amed) Turkey;
please give us a brief overview and report.
Soraya: Thank you for having me here.
On
May 31st to June 3rd, 2013 The First Middle Eastern Women’s Conference
was held by DÖKH (Democratic Free Women Movement) in Diyarbakir (Amed)
and was attended by nearly 250 women from 27 states and non-state
nations primarily from the Middle East, North Africa and some observers
from South Asia.
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all gathered in Diyarbakir (Amed) under the slogan Women, Life,
Freedom, (in Kurdish: Jin, Jyan, Azadi) to mobilize the blooming women’s
democratic movements in the region and to strengthen the existing
organizations already working tirelessly towards equality. We held
various educational discussions concerning the common struggles facing
women in the Middle East.
We
exchanged constructive ideas regarding ways to strengthen the current
women’s resistance movements within local communities. We established
relationships across states to form larger regional collaborations that
might help create resistance movements encompassing the entire Middle
East.
The conference was dedicated to the three women Kurdish
activists and politicians Sakine Cansiz, Fidan Dogan and Leyla Saylemez
who were assassinated in Paris in January 2013.
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Through the Eyes of a Kurd living in Exile: An interview with Kani Xulam
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vokradio.com, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Through the Eyes of a Kurd living in Exile: An interview with Kani Xulam
December 26, 2012
by Fatih Seyhanoglu and Sophia Ibrahim*
This piece explores the insights and feelings of a man that has been in exile for thirty two years. Kani Xulam is director of American Kurdish Information Network (AKIN), an organization that raises awareness about the Kurds and fosters Kurdish-American understanding and friendship. He lives and works in Washington, DC.
Mr. Xulam's writing is just as compelling as his story. His proficient use of historical anecdotes make his feelings and situation easy to relate to, even to those with little to no knowledge of the Kurdish situation. Please join us as we speak with this expert who provides us with an inside look at the life and feelings of a Kurdish exile in America.
Encompassing Crescent: Where were you born and raised?
Kani Xulam: I was born in the village of Gavgas but spent most of my time in the town of Pasor (the Amed province in northern Kurdistan), where I attended school and helped my dad in his store. In the summers, we would often return to Gavgas and the nearby highlands to graze our goats. In September, my family and I would return to Pasor for school until June. I lived in this Turkish-administered province until I was 19, when I left home and eventually settled in the United States.
EC: Where were you educated?
KX: I went to Turkish schools in Pasor, aka, "Kulp" in Turkish, all the way through high school. I did my university education in Toronto, Ontario and Santa Barbara, California.
EC: What does your last name mean in Kurdish?
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Short report on seminar in Sweden/Uppsala Institutions of power and Violence against Women
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Short report on seminar in Sweden/Uppsala Institutions of power and Violence against Women
November 26,2012
 VOKRadio; On Saturday, Nov 17
Association of Kurdish women in Uppsala organized a seminar in NBV
Uppsala, in Sweden; This program
was in observation of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against
Women (25 November). KAWU is a non profit organization based in Sweden for
advancement of women's right, working against violence, and helping women refugees
to integrate to society. This organization invited many writers, activist and
researcher to bring about women's psychologically issues or cultural problems.
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