Kurdistan

55th session of the Human Rights Council (February 26 to April 5, 2024) Oral statement from the Zagros Center for Human Rights Item 3: General debate on the promotion and protection of all human, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development March 14, 2024 Ladies …

June 21, 2023 Yesterday, on June 20, 2023, Yusra Derviş, Co-Chair of Qamichli Canton in Syrian Kurdistan, in the de facto autonomous region of Rojava, was tragically assassinated in an attack carried out by Turkish aircraft. We express our deep shock and indignation at this assassination and the attacks perpetrated …

Turkish troops have once again and extensively attacked the northern regions of Iraq and the federal region of Iraqi Kurdistan. The attacks, which started a few days ago with the bombing of some areas, continue. The Turkish army’s air and ground forces are involved in these attacks, and the pretext …

Side Event : 16 March 2022 Right to self-determination and United Nations Human rights Mechanisms 49th Regular Session of The Human Rights Council 28 February 2022 – 01 April 2022 Tamil Eelam – 20:30 PM France – 16:00 PM UK – 15:00 PM Toronto – 10:00 AM ( Eastern Time …

Side Event : 09 March 2022 Right to Self-determination of Nations and Minorities United Nations Human Rights Council 49th Regular Session of The Human Rights Council 28 February 2022 – 01 April 2022 Tamil Eelam – 20:30 PM Europe – 16:00 AM UK – 15:00 PM Canada – 10:00 AM …

Panel online : February 23, 2022

According to local sources in Iranian Kurdistan, in recent days dozens of civil society activists, environmental activists and students have been arrested in various towns in Kurdistan by security agencies of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The escalation of arrests coincides with increasing losses caused by the COVID-19 epidemic, economic …

We took part in a meeting called “Nations under military occupation”, organized with the participation of Dr Fernand de Varennes RP, the Special Rapporteur on minority issues. Through this link you can see the meeting that took place on January 14, 2021. This meeting was moderated by Dr. Paul Newman …

“45 Syrian and international organizations call on bringing an end to the suffering of residents in Afrin, ending daily human rights violations and facilitating a safe return of the forcibly displaced population. We also call for the formation of  a civilian council consisting of the local population of Afrin”. On …

Saturday, October 26, 2019 in Bern – Gathering: 1.30 pm Schützenmatte, start of the event: 2.30 pm Due to Turkey’s aggressive war that violates international law, the situation in Syria has worsened and peace has moved to a distant future. We are outraged that Turkish military forces and their allied …

15 October 2019   Amid ongoing fighting in northern Syria and disturbing reports that extrajudicial killings have been streamed online, the United Nations and their partners are continuing to deliver humanitarian supplies to tens of thousands of people displaced by the violence, UN agencies stressed on Tuesday.   Briefing journalists …

Iranian officials have informed the family of the Kurdish political prisoner Mansour Arvand, that was executed Sunday, June 14, 2015. Mansour Arvand was arrested in his home, in June 2011, and sentenced to death by the first of the Revolutionary Court in Mahabad (a Kurdish city in West Azerbaijan province …