Kerim Yildiz, Kurdish Human Rights Project, speaks at CUNY

Kerim Yildiz, Kurdish Human Rights Project gives a talk:
A history of human rights violations of Kurds in Iraq and Turkey has sadly yet to see its final chapter. Conflict in the southeast of Turkey, cross-border incursions into northern Iraq by the Turkish military, and a pervasive system of cultural, linguistic and political discrimination faces millions of Kurds today. This talk will highlight some of these issues, whilst drawing to our attention that the international community has an opportunity and an obligation to bring about change. Europe had a key role, as Turkey's EU accession process is looking to shape Turkey's future, and in particular, its potential to become a pluralist, democratic state with respect for international human rights. However the current conflict, which not only constitutes a gross violation of the Geneva conventions, but establishes a worrying precedent which may be pursued by other countries which display a disregard for territorial sovereignty and the human rights of civilian populations, should be of grave concern to the entire international community.

speaker: Kerim Yildiz

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