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Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 2:26 PM
2008 Southern regional Conference,
Memphis, TN

On the 80th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
Amnesty International held their 2008 Southern Regional conference in Memphis,
TN. In this three day event, various topics regarding civil, political,
social, cultural, and economical rights were discussed. Various debates
and workshops were held regarding issue topics concerning Human Rights in the
world.
Amnesty International, which is a self-governed organization was established
in 1961 and has since worked in as many as 150 countries. Based on
Amnesty International statistics, they have over 2.2 million supporters around
the world and they work to protect justice, freedom and dignity for every
person regardless of their race, religion, gender, and ethnicity. Each
year, Amnesty International publishes a report regarding its work and concerns
around the world.

This years regional conference in Memphis invited various guests speakers
about a variety of issues around the world including death penalty; Katrina
Recovery; women in Zimbabwe; bringing war criminal to justice, Darfur case; and
the Anfal against the Kurdish nation.

Regarding the Anfal genocide, Mr. Ara Alan and Mr. Yunis Haji, both spoke
about the Campaign in Southern Kurdistan during the 1980s. There was an
audience of over 200 Amnesty Advocates from across Southeast USA present during
the Anfal presentation. Ara Alan gave a thorough presentation of what the
Anfal Campaign was? How it was planned? Who the central actors were? Why it was
carried out? Who it was carried out against? How it has affected Kurdistan as a
region? And how it affects Kurds now till this day? As a witness of the
Anfal Campaign, Mr. Yunis Haji, one of the only 7 survivors of the Anfal
campaign living in United States gave a compelling eye witness story to the
crowd. Mr. Haji brought the audience into tears as he recalled his
experience as one of the survivors of the genocide campaign against his nation.

As the program closed, Laura Moye, the deputy director gave the conference
closing remark. She thanked the guests for speaking about Anfal and
specifically Mr. Haji’s personal story that gave a human touch to the Anfal
presentation. She encouraged all the local chapters to take advantage of
Mr. Haji and Mr. Alan’s willingness to go to the local chapters and present the
Anfal campaign in depth. It s expected that similar but more
comprehensive presentation about the Anfal campaign will take place all across
the United States in the coming year.
Konferansa Herêmî ya Başûrî a 2008, Memphîs, TN
Rêxistina Efû ya Navnetewî, Konferansa Herêmî ya Başûrî a 2008 li Memphîs, TN
darxist li 80. salvegera Danezanîna Mafê Mirovan a Gerdûnî de.
Li nav van sê rojan de gelek mijarên cûda wek nefermî, polîtîk, civakî, çandî û
aborî hate niqaş kirin.Nîqaşên cûda û semîner li ser pirsgirêkên pêwendî yên
Mafên Mirovan li cîhanê, hate darxistin.
Rêxistina Efû ya Navnetewî, wekî rêxistineke serbixwe di 1961 de hate sazkirin
û 150 welata dixebitin.Statîkên bingehîn li ser Rêxistina Efû ya Navnetewî, tê
zanîn li ser rûyê dinê 2.2 mîlyon kes piştgirî diden wan û ew jî xebatên xwe li
ser parastina dadmendî, azadî û giramî ji bo hemû mirovan, bê netew, ol û
zayend didomînin.Her sal, Rêxistina Mafên Mirovan nûsafên xwe yên derheqê xebat
û pêwendî yên li ser rûyê dinê diweşînin.
Li van sala konferansa herêmî li Memphîs bang li mêvanên cûda yên peyivdar kir,
derheqê pirsgirêkên cûre yên li ser rûyê dinê hundirîn cezayên mirinê,
rizgarkirina Katrîna, jin li Zîmbabwe, anîna tawanên şer bo darizandin, bûyera
Darfur û Enfal a dijî netewa Kurd.
Derheqê komkujiya Enfal, Bz. Ara Alan û Bz. Yunis Haji, herdu li ser
Seferberiya Kurdistana Başûr di salên 1980î de axivîn. Dema berpêşa Enfal, li
wir zêdeyî 200 Parêzvanên Efûyê li Başûrojhilata DYA (Dewletên Yekbûyî yên
Amerîka) hebun. Bz. Ara Alan berpêşek baş kir, derheqê Seferberiya Enfal çi bu?
Bi çi awayî hate plan kirin? Pêşkêşên navendî kî bun? Bo çi hate çêkirin? Li
dijî kê hate kirin? Bandorek çewa li ser Kurdistanê weke heremek çêkir?
Bandorek çewa li ser Kurda çêkir heta niha? Bz. Yunis Haji bi xwe şahîdeke ji
Seferberiya Enfalê ye.Ew jî yekî ji wan 7 kesan e yên ku ji Seferberiya Enfal
sax mayîne û li Amerîka dijî.Bz. Haji bi çavên şahideki bizorî çîroka Enfal got
bo şêniyê û giriya guhdarvanan anî dema bîranîna komkujiya li dijî netewa wî
weki yekî li sax mayî ji komkujiyê.
Di girtina bernamê de, alîkara rêvebir, Laura Moye girtina konferansê diyarkir
û spasiya mêvanan kir, bo axaftina li ser Enfal û bi taybetî çîroka Bz. Yunis
Haji ya dayîna mirovahiyê pêwendî li berpêşa Enfal. Ewê hêz da beşên herêmî ku
sûd ji ji diliya Bz. Haji û Bz. Alan bigirin û bi awakî kûrayî li herêma xwe
behs bikin.Berpêşek gelek ber firehî derheqê Seferberiya Enfal wê cihê xwe
bigire li tevahiya Amerîkayê ev sala pêş me...
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