Let’s Tear Down that Wall

by Talking Peace | 19th October 2013 10:02 am

A committee from the Human Rights Foundation (?nsan Haklar? Derne?i – ?HD) inspected the wall now rising on the Nusabyin-Qamislo border  and made a call to “tear down the wall” on Friday.

A committee comprised of the ?HD Mardin Branch Chairperson Erdal Kuzu, the ?HD Diyarbak?r Branch Chairperson Raci Bilici, and the President of the Mardin Bar Association Azat Y?ld?r?m inspected the border that runs between the town of Nusay?b?n, in Mardin province, and Qami?lo, the largest city in Rojava.   Over the past couple of weeks Turkish authories have begun to construct a enforced wall along the border which the public has come to dubb “the wall of shame.” After the inspection, Bilici said that although the people have rejected the current borders countless times, the AKP government and the state are insisting on them. Bilici stated, “By building new walls, [the AKP government] is following a policy that deepens and worsens the current situation. As defenders of human rights, we are saying this: No one benefited from these policies, and no one will.”

Let’s Tear Down the Walls

Bilici emphasized that instead of building walls, the AKP government should tear down the wall diving Kurds, opposition members and other peoples: “If we tear down these walls, it will improve dialogue and the negotiations. This is how you can develop a solution; this is how you can bring piece to the Middle East and Turkey. For this reason we have stated time and time again that we will not accept, we are not accepting [these policies]. Right now behind us they are laying the foundation of a ‘wall of shame’. We will expose this in every instance, every platform. We will oppose this. Because these walls will darken our future. On the contrary they will not serve peace in Turkey. [Or] produce things that will help the peace in Turkey. Let’s tear down these walls – let’s meet, develop dialogue and negotiations.”

Bilici went on to say that they are continuing their investigations in the region, and after meeting the officials, they will prepare a report that will be made avaliable to the public.

* Translated by The Rojava Report[1]

Source URL: https://globalrights.info/2013/10/lets-tear-down-that-wall/

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