Introducing Kurdish Rights
Kurdish Rights is a project by independent students who wish to fight for the rights of Kurds in Kurdistan and abroad. In this website, we aim to campaign for Kurdish human rights and spreading awareness about the human rights violations of the Kurds in Kurdistan and in the diaspora as a result of decades of oppression they have faced and continue to face everyday while the international community turns the other way.
Traditionally, Kurds were never allowed a voice in mainstream media outlets within our region. We encourage all to join forces with us against coercion, intimidation, hatred, and racism in order to shed some light upon the often forgotten brutality that the Kurds face on a daily basis by oppressive regimes. Now we as students and youth activists are standing up to say “enough!”
Expect this platform to be a forceful tool that empowers the Kurdish voice. And most of all, expect us to be very hopeful and ambitious, because we will never give up until we ensure the fact that Kurds in the region are able to benefit from basic human rights which enables them to speak freely and powerfully after many years of silence. It’s time for them to speak up, and it’s time for you to listen.
Fight now, fight strong, and don’t give up. Let’s join forces and productively use new technology to promote and enforce this powerful message.
Comments
I am testing the Ajax comment thing.
You need to have a link to an actual petition.
This site is still new. If you want things to move faster perhaps you can help us out? The reason why things move slowly with sites like these is because people spend way too much time demanding things from us and never actually helping us out. So unless people help us out, things might not be as fast as you hope. If you wanna see more things happen with this place, join it.
what do you need?
Hi Asa, well it is something difficult actually! Or maybe not, but I am a bit clueless as to where to start!
You see, the petition need to be directed towards all Middle Eastern leaders… not just one or two leaders or countries… so it’s very hard to know who exactly to direct these petitions to. I am thinking we pick one representative from each country and include their addresses on the petitions in order for the petitions to actually find their way to them.
Basically, what we need is this:
1) Something on http://www.petitiononline.com requesting the unblocking of Kurdish websites and blogs throughout the Middle East.
2) Addresses of embassies and offices that we can send our letters to requesting the unblocking of Kurdish websites and blogs.
Can you help us with this? We’d be really greatful!
When you say “representatives from each country” you mean government representatives, or citizens of those countries to represent us?
I mean government representatives (officials) for us to send these petition letters to.
I think there is such a petition on the facegroup groups no?
Nope.
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I support your project and the rights of Kurds everywhere. These attacks can not stop or scare Kurds from taking advantages of web/ internet.
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It is a kid of fighting for the others’ freedom and rights. Great job, keep doing it.
Tomorrow I´m giong to make a presentation of the rights of the kurds. I knew, that they´ve a lot of problems, but now I´m upset… That´s so god-awful! But what I can´t understand is why the Kurds fights against each other!! Can you this explain me?
And now I need to stop, because I´m becoming angry!
Finally, I need to say, that so wunderful what you are doing for the kurds!!
Your blog make me chuckle from beginning to end^_^!! It sounds absolutely great to me. Your blog is my favorite one!