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Kurdistan Region-Iraq News in brief
20.12.2006
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December 20,
2006 - Sulaimaniyah,
Erbil, Duhok, Kirkuk, Kurdistan Region (Iraq)
Special panel to travel to U.S. to voice
disapproval of Baker-Hamilton Report
sending a message in the name of the Kurdistan
population to U.S. representatives.
A responsible source from Kurdistan parliament
informed local media that a special panel will
travel to the United States to voice strong
disapproval of the Baker-Hamilton report, thereby
sending a message in the name of the Kurdistan
population to U.S. representatives.
"In the meetings, a decision was made to form a
panel from a number of parliament members and
various representatives, and to send them to the
United States for discussions about the
Baker-Hamilton Report, in addition to informing
American representatives that Kurdistani people have
collectively spoken out against the contents of the
report," said Shukria Rasul, Kurdistan parliament
member.
Regular incomes for Halabja victims
Halabja was attacked by the previous regime using
chemical weapons in 1988.
The spokesman for Kurdistan's Council of Ministers
stated Saturday that special wages will be paid to
those who were wounded during the chemical
bombardment of the town of Halabja in the late
1980s.
"The final decision for the salary payment to the
victims has already been made by the council,
provided that these people do not receive payments
from any other sources," said the spokesman, who did
not give details on the amount of the payment.
Halabja, located in the far eastern part of
Kurdistan Region, was attacked by the previous
regime using chemical weapons in 1988. As a result,
5,000 people lost their lives and many thousands
were wounded; some of them still complain of various
disabilities as a direct consequence of the attacks.
Erbil municipality to consult with the public
The directorate of Erbil's municipality has decided
on monthly public meetings intended to address their
requirement, complaints, and criticisms.
In order to build better relations between the
people and Erbil's municipality, the directorate has
decided on monthly public meetings intended to
address their requirements, complaints, and
criticisms.
"For a better understanding of what citizens need
from us and what our requirements are from them, we
have arranged plans for such frequent meetings,"
reported a source from the directorate of
municipality.
"For instance, we group people from various
educational and cultural backgrounds and from
specific and selected districts or territories, and
ask them to inform us of the necessity of keeping
the streets clean; at the same time, we ask them to
report their needs and observations for the sake of
finding solutions for them," the source added.
Commission to defend families of martyrs
announced
A large number of relatives of Anfal Campaign and
chemical-bombardment victims lives in Sulaimaniyah
city.
The formation of a special committee to defend the
rights of Anfal Campaign relatives and others
disabled by the chemical bombardments in Kurdistan
was announced on Sunday, local media reported.
"The main aim of the formation of this commission is
to achieve the rights of families and relatives of
the Anfal Campaign and chemical-bombardment assault
victims, in order to protect them from further
deprivation of their rights," Hasan Ali, a member of
the committee said.
"Our first step is to dismantle the decision of
cutting down salaries from those who receive
payments from two sources as this is regarded as
unreasonable," he added.
The committee was founded by a large number of
relatives of Anfal Campaign and chemical-bombardment
victims in the city of Sulaimaniyah.
Coffee shop for women to open in Erbil
Taman Shakir is a well-educated Kurdish woman and a
graduate of Salahaddin University's College of Arts.
Having spent some time in Europe, Taman has now
returned to live a more active life in Kurdistan.
One of her activities is writing for various
newspapers and magazines on women's issues.
Irrelevant to writing, and surprising to many,
another one of Taman's activities today is setting
up ladies' public washrooms around the city.
Taman is now busy working on the project of opening
a coffee shop for the ladies - that is despite the
fact that Taman does not agree and dislikes the idea
of segregation. She says such barriers of isolating
one gender from the other is something that must be
overcome and hopes that this coffee shop will also
serve that purpose as well. Local authorities have
shown support for the project.
Breaking stereotypes, Taman met with our staff at
the popular, all-men Machko Teashop downtown Erbil.
Although she has returned from Europe, Taman says
she still considers herself a member of her people
and sees the shortcomings of her society. "That is
why I decided to open a coffee shop - one that will
not be strictly for women, to overcome some of these
shortcomings," said Taman. "This (teashop) is so
that female employees, teachers, and the working
women, or anyone else for that matter, can step in
the coffee shop to meet others, make friends,
have discussions, talks, and so forth."...
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