NEWS CENTER – On november 10, the peoples of Abya Yala commemorated the World Human Rights Day, an important date to call for dialogue and negotiation as a way out of the social and armed conflict that the peoples of the Middle East are experiencing today; More than 200 organizations and individuals from Abya Yala are reaching out in solidarity and rejection against the Turkish state’s war on the Kurdish people.
Latin America asks governments to demand that Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey, immediately stop the genocidal war and prohibit the use of weapons against the Kurdish people in Rojava and Kobane.
Below we publish the appeal of organizations and individuals from Latin America:
Urgent call for the international community
The Turkish government has been bombarding the autonomous region of Northeast Syria since November 19 with flimsy justifications and lies. Warplanes, drones and artillery are used against the areas around the cities of Derik, Qamishlo, Hesekê, Deir-ezZor, Minbic and Kobanê. More than 300 artillery shells rained down around the city of Afrin, which Turkey has illegally occupied since 2018. Without the acquiescence of Russia, the United States and Germany, Turkey would not be able to carry out its attacks. Critical infrastructure is destroyed on purpose: airstrikes and artillery fire on schools, clinics, grain elevators, gas stations, and oil fields. This is a war against humanity.
People can no longer mentally bear the situation of permanent threat. You can no longer live in constant fear. A normal life has not been possible for a long time. More than 40 people have already been killed since the attacks began in Syria’s northeastern autonomous region, including at least eleven civilians. Several people were injured. In Kobanê, the newly built Covid hospital, painstakingly built with donations from Germany, and a rural health center were completely destroyed.
We, who support the development of the health system, the projects of the women’s movement and civil society in Northeast Syria in political, financial and personnel terms, condemn the attack by the Turkish government on Northeast Syria and the autonomous region of Kurdistan-Iraq, which violates international law.
We condemn the silence of the Latin American countries in the face of this illegal attack by the Turkish state against the Kurds in Syria and Iraq.
Therefore, we call on Latin American countries to immediately intervene with Turkey and the UN to end the war of aggression and allow access for humanitarian aid in northeast Syria. Like the countries that condemn Russia’s violation of international law in Ukraine, they must condemn Turkey’s war of aggression against the Kurdish people in Syria and northern Iraq.
We ask for signatures to support the Kurdish people and to denounce crimes against humanity:
The signatories of this call, human rights organizations, social movements, academics, artists, we call on all governments, political parties, and international organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean to:
- Being part of an international delegation to go to the Kurdish regions of Syria and Iraq, conduct research there on the chemical weapons used by the Turkish state against civilians. (the Kurdish people);
- Demand that international organizations such as the OPCW, Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, fulfill their functions. And ask the UN to carry out an investigation on this issue.
- Urge the opening of a dialogue table between the Turkish government and the legitimate representatives of the Kurdish people to initiate a lasting and sustainable peace process over time.}
- Many civilian areas were targeted by Turkish attacks in Rojava in northern and eastern Syria. Once again, civilian infrastructure facilities such as wheat warehouses, water tanks, power stations, and hospitals were destroyed. This goes against international human rights law. It is still a war crime. States, political parties and international human rights organizations must take a position on this issue.
- We address the States and the international community in general, so that they articulate all the mechanisms at their disposal that allow the clarification of the truth and justice in the face of crimes against humanity committed by the Turkish State against the Kurdish people.
Firms:
- Stomping Free Media,
- Viviana Rocio Gardeazabal Colombia,
- Alternative Vision, AC,
- Vilma Almendra, Colombia,
- Life Brazil (Brazil),
- Vincent Mauri. Solidarity Intersindical,
- Valentina Leduc Navarro, Documentalist,
- Valentin Suarez. Colombia,
- UPREZ Benito Juarez,
- University of the Earth in Puebla. Adherents of the Sixth Declaration of the Lacandona jungle
- Union of those affected by Banking, Ecuador,
- Uma Marka, Quechua Aymara, Sans Papiers, University Illiterate
- International Tribunal of Conscience of Peoples in Movement and of the National Lawyers’ Guild (San Francisco Bay Area chapter),
- Theo Zambrano, Student. Transfeminist militant,
- Weaving Roots in Resistance TRR, Mexico-United States,
- Tania Mamani Leader of the Chajnacaya community belonging to the Ayllu Kapakanaqa of the Qhara Qhara Nation, Bolivia,
- Tamia Maldonado, Human Rights Defender,
- Sylvia Marcos, Mexican researcher
- Stephanie Alexandra Altamirano Herrera,
- We are south, Bolivia
- Sebastian Isaza Ochoa, Colombia,
- Sandra Rátiva Gaona (Onergia Cooperative), Mexico-Colombia,
- Sandra Murillo Marin, Colombia,
- RPI (Chile),
- Roxana Bolio,
- Rosa Salazar, Women’s Network of the Coordination for Peace, Sovereignty, Integration and Non-Interference (CPAZ),
- Rosa Rosano Rodriguez, Mexican researcher
- Ronald Cameron – Plateforme altermondialiste,
- Roland Denis, Venezuela,
- Roberto Rodríguez Contreras “Cat”,
- Robert Daza Guevara, Senator Historic Pact
- Radio feedback,
- University Network and Social Commitment of Seville,
- Red and Violet Network (Colombia),
- MyC Zapatista Network,
- Network of decolonial feminisms,
- SIXTH IZTAPALAPA SUPPORT NETWORK (RAIS),
- Raúl Zibechi, writer, Uruguay,
- Raúl Prada Alcoreza, Bolivia,
- Radio Zapote, Mexico.
- Towns en Camino, Colombia,
- Process of black communities in Colombia -PCN-
- Articulation Process of the Sierra de Santa Marta,
- Plantón by the 43,
- Pearl Castle,
- Pello Bilbao Lopez de Armentia, professional cyclist from Euskal Herria – Basque Country.
- PCN Process of Black Communities, Ecuador,
- Paulina Muñoz, Coordination of Ecuador Decides Better Without FTAs,
- Paula Paris López, (Ex-centric, Spain),
- Patricio Almeida Torres, from Ecuador,
- Paola Atziri Peace,
- Oscar Marín Godoy (Barcelona, Spain) Ex-centric (Spain),
- OIDHO (Indian Organizations for Human Rights in Oaxaca, Mexico),
- Platforms Observatory, Ecuador,
- New Teachers for Education (Colombia),
- News from Below,
- Nora Cortiñas Mother of Plaza de Mayo Founding Line, Argentina,
- Solidale Node (Italy and Mexico),
- Nicoletta Marinelli, Human Rights Defender, Ecuador,
- Nathalia Benavides, Feminists of Abya Yala, Argentina,
- Natalia Sierra, Sociologist and human rights activist, Ecuador,
- Natalia Castillo Rojas (Economist, activist), Colombia,
- Women and the Sixth – Abya Yala,
- Women and dissidents of the Sixth in the Other Europe and Abya Yala – Red de Resistencia y Rebeldía,
- Women who Fight, Resist and Organize,
- Women from the front Ecuador,
- Movement for the Defense of People’s Rights (MODEP), Colombia,
- Movement for the MCP Popular Constituent Assembly.
- Movement for Water and Territories, Chile,
- Movement for Amnesty and Fundamental Rights of Peru,
- Mitzi Elizabeth Robles,
- Mishelle Stefanía Bustamante Sánchez, Social worker,
- Mirta Baravalle Mother of Plaza de Mayo Founding Line, Argentina,
- Miriam Lang, Simon Bolivar Andean University,
- Michelle Alejandra Aucancela Arevalo,
- agrarian unit table,
- Mauricio Acosta Rangel. Audiovisual producer,
- Martina Perez, Student. anti-capitalist feminist militant,
- Marta Clorinda Cantoni, Initial Level Teacher, Popular Educator, Territorial Feminism Trainer, Argentina,
- Marina Hidalgo Robles, Las Rojas group, Argentina,
- Maria Rojas Gutierrez Colombia,
- Maria Micaela Camacho Galárraga, Lawyer. left-wing feminist militant
- Maria Lohmann,
- María Laura Vasquez, Audiovisual producer,
- Maria del Rosario Aquim Chavez,
- María de Lourdes Mejía, Mother of Carlos Sinuhé Cuevas Mejía,
- Maria Aguiñada. social researcher,
- Márgara Millán, Professor at UNAM,
- patriotic march,
- Manuel Rozental,
- Manuel Castro Astorga, Collective Chukuris Intag-Ecuador
- Luz Maria Leon
- Luz Estella Cifuentes Zea – Peasant Association of Antioquia. Colombia,
- Luisa Riley, audiovisual documentary filmmaker,
- Luisa Fernanda Hernandez Acero Colombia,
- Luis Alberto Ramirez,
- Fight Popular Feminist Organization
- Leonel Lopez,
- Leandro Albani, Argentine journalist
- Laura Fajardo MoralesColombia,
- Laura Carlsen, and the organization Program of the Americas.
- Popular Laboratory of Free Media,
- The Anticapitalist University Network, Mexico,
- The Other, free space of continuous interaction, Mexico,
- The Mapuche History Community of Wallmapu, Chile,
- La Coa Editions, Mexico,
- Kruskaya Hidalgo Cordero,
- Kissari Rodriguez Colombia,
- Katherine Jazmin Garzon Pachacama,
- Karla Vanessa Vega Travez,
- Kamal Lahbib, Forum Alternatives Maroc,
- Julia Catalina Garcia Colombia,
- Juan Pablo Ochoa,
- Juan Carlos Rulfo, Documentalist,
- Juan Carlos La Rosa Velazco, activist of the Wainjirawa Organization. Venezuela,
- Jorge Luis Santacruz Diaz,
- Jone Bilbao Lopez de Armentia, communicator (Euskal Herria/Basque Country),
- Jhon Freddy Caicedo Álvarez, director of the Human Rights Education Specialization, Colombia,
- Jaime Robles, Defender of Human Rights,
- Jahiren Noriega Donoso, Assemblyman for the province of Pichincha,
- IPNews Agency (Chile),
- Institute of Ecological Studies Ecuador,
- High level instance with the Ethnic Peoples,
- Disturbing From the Margin – Chile,
- Inés Martín Fernández, (Ex-centric, Spain),
- Comunera Printing – Autonomous Publishing House,
- IDhES (Institute of Legal Studies of Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Human Rights) – Brazil,
- Ibeth Paucar, Feminist, audiovisual producer,
- Leaves to the Wind – Colombia Reading Promotion,
- Hilaria Máxima De La Cruz Jorge of the Organization of Original Women of Sucre, Ayacucho, Peru,
- Herbert Chiachi (University teacher, Colombia),
- Helmuth Montoya Perez, Colombia,
- Hector “Chino” Heberlig, New MAS, Argentina,
- Germán R. Jiménez, Peace Commission Congress of the Peoples, Colombia
- Geraldina Guerra, Human Rights Defender
- Geomara Gabriela Sánchez Moreira, Social worker,
- Gabriela Morejon,
- Gabriela Giacometti,
- Gabriela Aguinaga Ávila, president of the Association of Cuellajeñxs for life, Intag-Ecuador,
- VILLAGE Foundation,
- Workers Front for the Right to Health and Social Security, CDMX
- Francisca Urias Hermosillo, Mexico City.
- Francine Mestrum worked as a conference interpreter at the European institutions.
- National University Federation (FUN, Colombia),
- Fabián Tello, transfeminist, anti-racist and left-wing activist,
- Eva Taberne, feminist activist, Uruguay,
- Eva Carolina Madrid Torres, Let’s move through life,
- Estefany Alvarez,
- Women’s Space of the Sixth Jovel,
- Otomi Autonomous School,
- Emilia Martínez, Latino-African Collective,
- Elysabeth and Dani (CDR Committee for the Defense of the Republic) (Catalonia),
- Elysabeth Martin Plana, (Anti-Repressive Platform of Tarragona) (Catalonia),
- Elizabeth Maria Mosquera Canchingre,
- Eliana Jimenez. Mother Earth Newspaper. Colombia,
- The Internationalist Revolutionary Student Movement,
- The Cultural Anthill. Colombia,
- the collective Weaving struggles from Mexico,
- The Tadamun Antimili Colombia collective,
- Eduardo Leon, Congress of the Peoples – Colombia,
- Dr. Alexander Panez ,
- Diana Maffia, Argentina,
- From the Margin,
- Derly Constanza Cuetia Dagua of the Nasa indigenous people. Participant of Towns on the Way,
- Daniela Carvajal,
- Daniel Gallardo, (Anti-Repressive Platform of Tarragona) (Catalonia),
- Damien Hazard, Assino por Vida Brasil,
- Cynthia Lizeth Cadena Paca, Social worker,
- Ignacio Torres Giraldo Trade Union Current (Colombia),
- Marabuntas Cultural Corporation. Colombia,
- National Agrarian Coordinator CNA,
- Anti-capitalist and Anti-patriarchal Metropolitan Coordination with the Indigenous Governing Council (CIG),
- Popular Education Council of Latin America and the Caribbean-CEAAL,
- Congress of the Peoples, Colombia,
- Otomí Indigenous Community residing in CDMX, Resonancias Radio,
- Xochitlanezi Community,
- COMMUNITY Ecuador,
- Solidarity Committee with Kurdistan in Mexico City,
- Committee of relatives of the children of May,
- Committee of Organized Students High School 2 of the National Autonomous University of Mexico,
- Ethnic Commission for Peace,
- Coletivo Bahia do FSM (Bahia, Brazil),
- Neza Zapatista Collective,
- ROJAVA AZADI GROUP MADRID (Spain),
- La Ceiba Collective,
- Collective of Zapatista Telephone Operators, adherent to the Sixth.,
- Kirius XIX Cultural Expression Collective (Colombia),
- Communalysis Collective,
- Embroider Tenderness Collective,
- Aequus Collective.- Promotion and defense of Human Rights, Coordination of Relatives of Students Victims of Violence,
- Collective Weaving Resistances,
- Collective Network of women from the east of the State of Mexico,
- Feminist Collective (In) Candil-Ando, Chile,
- CODEDI (Committee for the Defense of Indigenous Rights, Mexico),
- Coalition of Social Movements and Organizations – Comosoc,
- Claudia Korol. Scarves in Rebeldía, Argentina,
- Clara De La Torre Lorente (Ex-centric, Spain),
- Brave Cholas,
- Center for Human Rights of the peoples of the South of Veracruz Bety Cariño,
- Celeste Lepratti, Argentina,
- Catherine Walsh, Activist Writer,
- Catherine Duke Martinez. Mother Earth Newspaper, Colombia,
- Carolina Bautista (Doctoral student of Latin American Studies, UNAM) Mexico-Colombia,
- Carmen Barreto, Human Rights Defender,
- Carme Batalla Calderón (CDR Catalunya),
- Cafe “Zapata Lives”,
- Pantitlán Zapatista Health Brigade,
- Women’s Support Street Brigade, “Elisa Martinez”. AC,
- Beverly Keene Dialogue, Argentina,
- Bethel Nuñez Reguerin, Social Researcher, Bolivian Feminist Activist,
- Bernanda Tomaselli,
- Berezi Zabala González (Ex-centric, Spain),
- Belgrano. National University of Cordoba,
- Rebel Bazaar,
- Atilio Boron, Argentina,
- Alkelarre Feminist Assembly (Catalonia),
- Articulation of Women and Pluridiverse Feminists of La Paz and El Alto-Bolivia,
- Antoni Pinós Rizo (CDR), Catalonia,
- Anthony Dest,
- Anna Serra Clusellas, Catalonia,
- Anita Cristina Cisneros Perez, Ecuador,
- Andrea Reinoso, University professor. Collective From the Margin, Ecuador,
- Andrea Moyano Guerrero, Audiovisual Producer, Ecuadro,
- Ana Maria Avila Aldana Colombia,
- Ana Benítez, Audiovisual producer, Ecuadro,
- Amparo Peñaherrera – Federation of Women of Sucumbíos,
- Rebel America (Chile),
- Amaia Candina Onaindia (Basque Country/Basque Country),
- Alirio Uribe, Representative to the Chamber. Republic of Colombia
- Alejandra Ramírez Bravo, Latin American Feminist Network, Ecuador,
- Alberto Acosta, president of the Constituent Assembly 2008-2008, Ecuador,
- Albert Rebenaque Pascual, (Anti-Repressive Platform of Tarragona) (Catalonia),
- Aktitu radio zine,
- AfroComunicacionesEc. Afro-Ecuadorian collective for the rights to communication from the subjects of rights and universal human rights with emphasis on the Afro-Ecuadorian People,
- Adriana Coloma,
- Adolfo Pérez Esquivel Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Peace and Justice Service SERPAJ, Argentina,
- Adelso Gallo, National Agrarian Coordinator – Colombia,
- ABONG -Associação Brasileira de NGOs assina.
Source: Kurdistán América Latina
