Monthly Archives: February 2024

February, 2024

  • 22 February

    Statement of six human rights organizations on the occasion of International Mother Language Day

    Education in the mother tongue is a fundamental right for all human beings! Linguistic diversity is an essential element of the cultural identity and spiritual heritage of humanity. Unfortunately, in many countries, including Iran, this diversity is threatened, and the fundamental rights of minorities, including the rights of the Kurdish …

  • 9 February

    The Human Rights Situation in the Northern Regions of Syria and Rojava

    The regions of northern and eastern Syria, characterized by their ethnic and religious diversity, are currently witnessing a destructive military escalation by Turkey. This escalation has devastating consequences, deliberately targeting vital infrastructure, oil and energy sources, as well as crucial facilities for the survival of the civilian population. Among the …

  • 7 February

    The Negative Effects of the Treaty of Lausanne on Human Rights and Minorities

    Human Rights Council Fifty-fifth session 26 February–5 April 2024 Agenda item 8 Follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action   Written statement* submitted by Centre Zagros pour les Droits de l’Homme, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status The Treaty of Lausanne(1), signed on July 24, …

  • 6 February

    The situation of the Kurds in the Islamic Republic of Iran

    Human Rights Council Fifty-fifth session 26 February–5 April 2024 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development   Written statement* submitted by Centre Zagros pour les Droits de l’Homme, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status …