Category: Article
PJAK, an armed cult in cover of a party
How familiar are you with cults? Do you know what kind of group this word used to introduce different groups today, defines? What are the characteristics of cults? And which component is the criterion of being a cult? A cult is a group or organization, pursuing particular goals, like other associations and parties. But the […]
PJAK should answer: Why should Iranian Kurdish girls become victims of the PKK-Turkey war?
PJAK has become a killing ground for Iranian women and girls, and does not take any responsibility for them. This armed and militant group uses Iranian girls for war and its illegitimate, illegal and immoral purposes. While this group presents itself as a supporter of Iranian Kurdish women and girls and claims to carry out […]
August 15, PKK and continued massacre of Kurdish children during its 39 years of fruitless conflict
During these 39 years, August 15 is the day that the Turkish Kurdistan Workers’ Party or PKK started armed activity against the military under the orders of Ankara. Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the PKK, who before the military coup of 1980 preferred to escape and fled to Syria and Lebanon along with his wife […]
The right to the environment
The right to the environment and the necessity of the Iranian government attention to the environment in Kurdistan province. “In the Islamic Republic, the protection of the environment, in which today and future generations should have a growing social life, is considered a public duty. Therefore, economic activities and other activities related to environmental […]
Introducing the “Paris Principles on the Participation of Children in Armed Conflict”
۵۹ countries signed the Paris Principles and Paris Commitments, which outline a practical approach to prevent the use of child soldiers and reintegrating current child soldiers into society. The Paris Principles on the Participation of Children in Armed Conflict, adopted in 2007, define a child soldier as follows: “A child who is with a state […]
The necessity of disarming the Kurdish groups in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch (IKHRW) expressed concern about the rising tension between Kurdish parties opposing Iran in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, after it emphasized the necessity while ago. The armedness of the Kurdish parties opposing Iran has shifted them from the political phase to the armed phase for many years. This approach has […]
The need for urgent humanitarian action in the Kurdistan region of Iraq
During the last four decades, opposing Kurdish parties of Iran have bases in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, which, in addition to political activities, have also launched military and armed branches and have had conflicts in the border areas of Iran. Regardless of the political issues and tensions that exist in this area, the Iranian […]
Children’s rights
Children’s rights: prohibiting the use of children as soldiers in armed conflicts. As the most vulnerable members of human society, children need serious support from the international community, both in practical and theoretical-legal dimensions; because many crimes have been committed against this part of society. The development of children’s rights is aimed at defending their […]
Sexual violence against children
The previous reports of the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch (IKHRW) on various crimes against children, mentioned that the United Nations Security Council, officially addressed the issue of the presence of children in war and internal and international armed conflicts in 1996. At the same time, the United Nations General Assembly sought to collect information […]
The challenge of the presence of militant and paramilitary groups inside and along Iran’s borders
The Minister of Interior of Turkey has claimed that currently mountainous areas around Mako in Iran, next to Qandil Mountain, are important safe zones for the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and its military wing, the so-called People’s Defense Forces (HPG). what Turkey’s goals are for raising this issue is not up for debate, although in […]