Assessment of continued isolation of leader Abdullah Ocalan
Societal groups in North and East Syria have considered the continued tight isolation of Leader Abdullah Ocalan by the Turkish authorities and the silence of international human rights organizations, foremost among them the United Nations and the Council of the European Union, as a flagrant violation of human rights and undermining the values of democracy and peaceful co-existence.
The Turkish authorities continue to impose tight isolation on leader Abdullah Ocalan and miss the sight of any move by international human rights organizations to end the isolation and contribute to his release, despite popular momentum demanding leader Abdullah Ocalan's physical freedom around the world.
Political artists and activists on the al-Shaddadi side in Jazira Canton of North and East Syria see the continued imposition of isolation and the lack of responsiveness to popular demands as a new picture of the duplication of standards for dealing with humanitarian and human rights issues in international powers, on the issues of societies.
Leader Abdullah Ocalan has been detained by Turkish authorities at Imrali Prison in Turkey since February 15, 1999, following an international conspiracy, and has not received any information or even communicated with the outside world for more than 3 years, despite continued requests from his lawyers and relatives to meet with him.
The artist, Auda al-Hussein, condemned the continued arrest of leader Abdullah Ocalan and criticized the position of international organizations, drew the imperative for the attainment of his physical freedom, stressing their importance to them as first-class peoples of the North and East Syria and to the general public in the face of authoritarian regimes.
He said: "The thinking and philosophy of leader Abdullah Ocalan are fundamental principles for achieving social peace. These values belong not only to a particular people, but to all peoples who seek to live together in security and peace, so instead of being arrested and silent about being arrested, they should release him."
The political activist, Mohammed al-Khalifa, ruled out achieving leader Abdullah Ocalan's freedom without struggling with the Turkish authorities, citing duplication of standards for handling cases by international forces and organizations as a flagrant violation of human rights.
He emphasized that the theses of leader Abdullah Ocalan verify and translate slogans advocating for human rights, referring to the principles of international human rights organizations, saying: "The leader advocates for the defence of women's rights and empowerment in society, as well as for the overall emancipation of justice and autonomy".
For his part, political activist Fadil al-Ahmad pointed to the absence of any movement of international forces and organizations in this regard, stressing their lack of commitment to human rights issues. He attributed the Turkish authorities' continued arrest of leader Abdullah Ocalan and the increased aggravated isolation of him in Imrali Prison to the intersection of the interests of international forces and organizations with those of the Turkish at the expense of societies.
The momentum of events and activities demanding the physical freedom of leader Abdullah Ocalan detained in Turkey grows year after year, the most recent being the global campaign launched on December 10 last year in 74 centres around the world, expanding to more than 100 countries, but being ignored by the Turkish authorities as well as international human rights and humanitarian organizations.
T/ Satt.
ANHA
Assessment of continued isolation of leader Abdullah Ocalan
The Turkish authorities continue to impose tight isolation on leader Abdullah Ocalan and miss the sight of any move by international human rights organizations to end the isolation and contribute to his release, despite popular momentum demanding leader Abdullah Ocalan's physical freedom around the world.
Political artists and activists on the al-Shaddadi side in Jazira Canton of North and East Syria see the continued imposition of isolation and the lack of responsiveness to popular demands as a new picture of the duplication of standards for dealing with humanitarian and human rights issues in international powers, on the issues of societies.
Leader Abdullah Ocalan has been detained by Turkish authorities at Imrali Prison in Turkey since February 15, 1999, following an international conspiracy, and has not received any information or even communicated with the outside world for more than 3 years, despite continued requests from his lawyers and relatives to meet with him.
The artist, Auda al-Hussein, condemned the continued arrest of leader Abdullah Ocalan and criticized the position of international organizations, drew the imperative for the attainment of his physical freedom, stressing their importance to them as first-class peoples of the North and East Syria and to the general public in the face of authoritarian regimes.
He said: "The thinking and philosophy of leader Abdullah Ocalan are fundamental principles for achieving social peace. These values belong not only to a particular people, but to all peoples who seek to live together in security and peace, so instead of being arrested and silent about being arrested, they should release him."
The political activist, Mohammed al-Khalifa, ruled out achieving leader Abdullah Ocalan's freedom without struggling with the Turkish authorities, citing duplication of standards for handling cases by international forces and organizations as a flagrant violation of human rights.
He emphasized that the theses of leader Abdullah Ocalan verify and translate slogans advocating for human rights, referring to the principles of international human rights organizations, saying: "The leader advocates for the defence of women's rights and empowerment in society, as well as for the overall emancipation of justice and autonomy".
For his part, political activist Fadil al-Ahmad pointed to the absence of any movement of international forces and organizations in this regard, stressing their lack of commitment to human rights issues. He attributed the Turkish authorities' continued arrest of leader Abdullah Ocalan and the increased aggravated isolation of him in Imrali Prison to the intersection of the interests of international forces and organizations with those of the Turkish at the expense of societies.
The momentum of events and activities demanding the physical freedom of leader Abdullah Ocalan detained in Turkey grows year after year, the most recent being the global campaign launched on December 10 last year in 74 centres around the world, expanding to more than 100 countries, but being ignored by the Turkish authorities as well as international human rights and humanitarian organizations.
T/ Satt.
ANHA
