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Minorities reserve equal rights in
Kurdistan (Part 5)
29.3.2010
By Baqi Barzani, a longtime contributing writer for ekurd.net |
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March
29, 2010
Disgruntlement and efforts
of KRG
[8] Yazidi and Shabak political leaders have in past
alleged that Peshmerga forces regularly committed
abuses against and harassed their communities in
Ninewa Province.
[9]The Shabak parliamentarian and the chairman of
the Iraqi minority council Mr. Hunain al-Qaddo says
that the Shabaks of the Nineveh Plains are under
pressure of the Kurdish political parties seeking to
"Kurdify" them in a drive to assert wider control
over the ethnically divided north.
Some nationalist and radical Turkmen claim that they
have been the victims of religious and ethnic
discrimination, outright attacks on their villages,
gassing and forceful, suppression and in Erbil and
severe marginalization in Kirkuk.
Within the three provinces currently under the full
administration of KRG, none or very scant evidence
of KRG discrimination against religious and ethnic
minorities exist. Many International observer
groups, non-governmental organizations, Independent
Human Rights Commissions have testified to this
fact. As for the areas out of KRG control, their
assertions are justifiable to some extent and that
is chiefly due to the inability of KRG to contain
the circumstances.
Efforts of KRG
The Kurdish Regional Government has reiterated it's
commitment to safeguarding minority rights and has
apportioned even a higher number of seats in
Kurdistan parliament for minorities to guarantee
their impartial participation. Minority communities
are represented both in the parliament and executive
branch of the KRG. KRG has ensured appropriate
representation to be given to minorities in
government services. KRG is paying extreme attention
towards their economic and social development. KRG
has encouraged and increased the participation of
minorities in public services, as well. To protect
their culture, language and religion all types of
assistance programs are being provided to them.
However, to further improve the status of
minorities, KRG needs to launch some serious,
various investment programs in areas where the
Kurdish minorities constitute the majorities. Every
measure should be taken to enhance the living
conditions of minorities based on religion and
language in disputed areas, as well.
Culture and Education are prerequisite for progress
and developments. In a democratic set up, fruits of
democracy can not be realized without ensuring the
benefit of education and an opportunity for the
conservation of culture to each individual including
a minority. The right to establish and administer
educational institutions is to ensure that religion
and language of minorities are preserved,www.ekurd.netreproduced,
regenerated and recreated. It is the liability of
KRG and responsibility of fellow-Kurdish citizens to
safeguard and ensure the continuity of full
protection, prosperity, security and progress of
members of minority groups, irrespective of their
religious, ethnic, political affiliation.
References
1. http://www.worldsecuritynetwork.com/showNewsletter.asp?id=324
2. http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2009/08/05/73147/iraqs-assyrian-christians
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Kurdish_relations
4. www.aina.org/articles/assyriansiniraq.pdf
5. http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2009/nea/136069.htm
6. https://www.nybooks.com/articles/19677
7. www.krg.org/uploads/documents/Invest_in_the_Future_2008.pdf
8. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/anti-semitism/reliraq09.html
9. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/turkey-to-intervene-in-north-iraq-now-terminateevil-plans-for-a-fake-state-kurdistan.html
Baqi Barzani is a
Kurdish citizen of Sought Kurdistan [Iraq]. He
advocates the notion of " establishing an
independent Kurdish state". He contributes to
various Kurdish media outlets, especially ekurd.net.
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