(AINA) — Ahmet Türk, the Co-Chairman of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK), a pro-kurdish party in Turkey, said that Kurds were part of the policies implemented in 1915 against the Armenians, Assyrians and Yezidies. „The Kurds have their share in that as well,“ he said. „Our grandparents persecuted these people. As descendands, we apologize to them.“ Weiterlesen
The European Parliament adopted a report on human rights in the world, paying close attention to EU action for the human rights of minorities. The report also comments on a range of new measures, including the creation of an EU Special Representative on Human Rights, calls for a consistent implementation of the European human rights policy and demands that the EU introduce detailed human rights benchmarks for future cooperation on all policy areas. Weiterlesen
The expatriate Syriac Christian community in Europe has rolled into action to create greater public awareness of the alleged Syriac genocide of 1915 with plans to erect a genocide memorial in the Armenian capital of Yerevan in April. Weiterlesen
Die Lage religiöser Minderheiten im Irak hat sich in den letzten Monaten nochmals verdüstert. „Es war noch nie schlimm“, klagten anglikanische Christen in der Hauptstadt Bagdad ihrem Geistlichen Andrew White. Auch Mandäer, Yezidi und Juden fürchten ständig um ihr Leben. Im kurdischen Norden foltern die Sicherheitskräfte Minderheiten, die Autonomie fordern. Weiterlesen