Kurdish Centre for Human Rights
Centre Kurde des Droits de l’Homme
Thousands of people were driven into chaos abundant in unpredictability brought about conflict and war, including attacks by ISIS and the like, that broke out in Syria after 2011. The tragedies of these people who fled from death, violence, plunder, rape, hunger and misery both at home and the borders are still fresh in our memories.
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Three thousand out of the 6,417 Yazidi women and children abducted from Shengal by ISIS have been rescued from the gangs under the lead of YPJ fighters.
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The Hasankeyf Coordination called on people to act now as “the Ilisu Dam threatens millions of creatures as well as Hasankeyf” Let’s fight together for Hasankeyf and the Tigris Valley, let’s unite this struggle with other destructive projects on the agenda.
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Villagers called on international human rights organizations to act against the violations of the Turkish state.
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The Maxmur Refugee Camp, home to over 13,000 Kurdish refugees, has endured many hardships, including military assaults. Turkish military airstrikes on the camp on 6 December 2017 and 13 December 2018 killed 8 camp residents and injured others, and a new wave of attacks and pressure on the Maxmur Camp began on 19 July.
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The Constitutional Court in Turkey has ruled that the freedom of expression of 9 academics who appealed for peace in the country has been violated.
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Öcalan’s lawyer Newroz Uysal recalled the words by Turkish Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül who said about the possibility to meet with Öcalan there there was “no legal obstacle,” and added…
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On 27 May 2019, the Turkish state launched and operation it called “Claw” and invaded Xakurkê (in the province of Hewlêr), Bradost and other regions.