{"id":252775,"date":"2015-11-11T10:23:22","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T09:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.npwj.org\/?p=252775"},"modified":"2023-12-19T10:38:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T09:38:36","slug":"npwj-contributes-to-the-conference-on-iraqi-turkmen-trapped-in-no-mans-land-between-assimilation-exodus-and-isis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.npwj.org\/it\/press-release\/npwj-contributes-to-the-conference-on-iraqi-turkmen-trapped-in-no-mans-land-between-assimilation-exodus-and-isis\/","title":{"rendered":"NPWJ contributes to the conference on \u201cIraqi Turkmen Trapped in No-Man’s Land: Between Assimilation, Exodus and ISIS\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

European Parliament, Brussels, 11 November 2015<\/span><\/h1>\n
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No peace Without Justice will contribute to the conference entitled “Iraqi Turkmen Trapped in No-Man\u2019s Land: Between Assimilation, Exodus and ISIS<\/strong>\u201d, convened by\u00a0Ilhan Kyuchyuk MEP\u00a0<\/strong>(ALDE) in cooperation with the\u00a0Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization<\/strong>\u00a0(UNPO), at the European Parliament on 11 November 2015 (from 10:00-12:30, Altiero Spinelli A5G-1, Brussels).<\/p>\n

The rapid advance of ISIS forces across northern and central Iraq since June 2014 has created an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe affecting not only the Middle East region, but also causing waves of mass migration that have become a rising challenge for the EU. Iraq\u2019s Turkmen, the third largest ethnic group in the country, are among millions affected but thus far their plight has gone largely underreported.\u00a0And this is just the tip of the iceberg, as a review of their history over the past decades reveals a pattern of discrimination, targeted violence, assimilation and forced removal from cities and villages across northern Iraq.<\/p>\n

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This conference seeks to build further on a series of initiatives by the European Parliament to raise awareness of the multiple violations of the human rights of the Iraqi Turkmen, including a hearing by the Subcommittee on Human Rights in 2011 and an urgent resolution on the matter in 2013, and to discuss possible ways forward in addressing these violations. It will seek to address recent developments in Iraq through a comprehensive \u2018big-picture\u2019 analysis, and assess the effectiveness of EU policies and initiatives in the region.<\/p>\n

The conference will bring together academics, politicians, EU policy makers, practitioners and Turkmen representatives, and is open to the press. Speakers will include\u00a0Mr Nick Grinstead<\/strong>\u00a0from Clingendael Institute, Netherlands,\u00a0Ms Sundus Saqi<\/strong>, Political Activist and Iraqi Turkmen Representative to the UK,\u00a0Dr Dirk Rochtus<\/strong>, Professor in International Relations, KU Leuven,\u00a0Dr Kelsey Shanks<\/strong>\u00a0fom Exeter University, UK,\u00a0Ms Alison Smith<\/strong>, Director of International Criminal Justice Program,\u00a0No Peace without Justice<\/strong>,\u00a0Ms Rosamaria Gili<\/strong>, EEAS Deputy Head of Division MENA-5.<\/p>\n

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