Kurdistan

On September 25, 2017, the Kurdish people of Iraqi Kurdistan overwhelmingly voiced their legitimate desire for freedom and sovereignty through the independence referendum. This historic event remains a powerful symbol of the Kurds’ relentless pursuit of self-determination after decades of struggle for their fundamental rights and dignity. Despite the challenging …

Human Rights Council Fifty-seventh session 9 September–9 October 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 The …

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) Joint Statement on the Evaluation of Iraq Geneva, August 2024, 113th session   Maloca Internationale and Centre Zagros pour les Droits de l’Homme are two NGOs with ECOSOC status active in the field of minority law, with annual conferences on the Middle …

Iraq is a Multinational, multilingual and multi-religious country. The national and ethnic communities of Iraq are Arabs (70 to 75%), Kurds (15 to 20%), Turkmen, Chaldeans, Assyrians, Armenians, Chechens and Circassians. Ethnic minorities make up up to 5% of the population. Islam is the official religion of Iraq. According to …

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 …