{"id":1129,"date":"2015-11-27T19:35:22","date_gmt":"2015-11-27T19:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.csbronline.org\/?p=1129"},"modified":"2015-11-29T15:09:39","modified_gmt":"2015-11-29T15:09:39","slug":"organizations-from-31-countries-support-women-lgbti-peoples-call-for-peace-in-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csbronline.org\/?p=1129","title":{"rendered":"Organizations from 31 Countries support Women & LGBTI People’s call for Peace in Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"

99 Organizations from 31 Countries Support Women & LGBTI People’s Call for Peace in Turkey<\/strong><\/p>\n

27 November 2015<\/p>\n

Violence in the Middle East and Turkey escalates with each passing day. While the world\u2019s eyes turn to the tragic attacks in Paris, what we are experiencing at present in our country is much more extreme than the past, and we are deeply worried about what tomorrow will bring. It seems like our very future, our fundamental human rights, and the most basic right to life are under threat. For the past 40 years, Turkey has been in a state of war that has deeply affected our society, especially women and girl-children in eastern Turkey, and it has become impossible to prevent severe rights violations. Since Turkey\u2019s June 7th<\/sup> 2015 general elections, in a context of escalating violence and military operations, which have continued after the recent November 1st<\/sup>snap elections, the Human Rights Association reports that: 262 civilian lives have been lost (602 lives in total, including soldiers, police and Kurdish militants); 759 people have been wounded; 5,713 have been detained; and 1,004 people arrested.[1]<\/a><\/p>\n

In these conflicts in the Kurdish region, concentrated mostly in the provinces of Diyarbak\u0131r, Hakkari and \u015e\u0131rnak, in the towns of Cizre, Silvan, Nusaybin, Silopi and many others, some settlements have endured blockades and 24-hour curfews of over 10 days, threatening the lives of civilians, especially women, girl-children, and LGBTI people. While the people of these regions cannot even obtain the most basic necessities for life, like water, food, and electricity, thousands of them are being forced to leave their homes. Additionally, they cannot access health services: it has been reported that between August and October 2015, 300 women in the towns of Hakkari province (\u015eemdinli and Y\u00fcksekova) who could not leave their homes have had miscarriages or are in danger of suffering miscarriages due to the extreme stress and trauma they are undergoing.[2]<\/a><\/p>\n

As Turkey\u2019s women\u2019s and LGBTI movements, we have repeatedly raised our voices to call for peace.\u00a0 However, at this moment, it is critically urgent that international solidarity networks be established with the women living in these conflict zones. 99 organisations from 31 countries have supported this urgent call and we have sent the following letter with their signatures to Turkish President and Prime Minister. We have also shared the Press Statement with the media in Turkey on 26th<\/sup> November 2015.<\/p>\n

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Honourable President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Honourable Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto\u011flu<\/strong><\/p>\n

The conflict in the eastern and south-eastern regions of Turkey has been causing civilians to lose their lives, be wounded, and has threatened their basic survival; women, girl-children and LGBTI are particularly affected. We are well aware from our own experience that this kind of escalating violence can greatly threaten women\u2019s lives. This extremely worrying situation prompts us to act, as organisations working toward empowerment of women and LGBTI all over the world.<\/p>\n

We remind you of Turkey\u2019s international obligations under SR 1325, UN GA Res 65\/283 (2011) co-sponsored by Turkey and Finland, and the most recent resolution adopted in Oct. 2015, Res. 2242, which call for the peaceful resolution of disputes, and for inclusivity and women\u2019s participation specifically in peacemaking.<\/p>\n

With this letter, we appeal to you to stop all attacks directed toward civilians in the country, we call on you return to ceasefire conditions and resume the dialogue and negotiation process that was initiated during the previous administration in 2013.<\/p>\n

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THE ORGANISATIONS MADE CALL FROM TURKEY<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Adana Women\u2019s Shelter and Association for Solidarity\/Consultation \u2013 Adana Kad\u0131n Dayan\u0131\u015fma Merkezi ve S\u0131\u011f\u0131nma Evi Derne\u011fi<\/li>\n
  2. Ad\u0131yaman Association of Women and Life \u2013 Ad\u0131yaman Kad\u0131n Ya\u015fam Derne\u011fi<\/li>\n
  3. Alt\u0131 Nokta Kibele Wmen\u2019s Magazine \u2013 Alt\u0131 Nokta Kibele Kad\u0131n Dergisi \/<\/li>\n
  4. Amargi \u0130zmir\/ Amargi Izmir<\/li>\n
  5. Amida Women\u2019s Consultation Center\/ Amida Kad\u0131n Dan\u0131\u015fma Merkezi<\/li>\n
  6. Ankara Feminist Collective \u2013 Ankara Feminist Kolektif<\/li>\n
  7. Antalya Women\u2019s Consultation Center and Solidarity Association \u2013 Antalya Kad\u0131n Dan\u0131\u015fma Merkezi ve Dayan\u0131\u015fma Derne\u011fi<\/li>\n
  8. Ayval\u0131k Independent Women\u2019s Initiative \u2013 Ayval\u0131k Ba\u011f\u0131ms\u0131z Kad\u0131n \u0130nisiyatifi<\/li>\n
  9. Women\u2019s Peace Initiative \u2013 Bar\u0131\u015f \u0130\u00e7in Kad\u0131n Giri\u015fimi (BIKG)<\/li>\n
  10. Batman Women\u2019s Solidarity Association \u2013 Batman Kad\u0131n Dayan\u0131\u015fma Derne\u011fi<\/li>\n
  11. Bodrum Women\u2019s Solidarity Association \u2013 Bodrum Kad\u0131n Dayan\u0131\u015fma Derne\u011fi<\/li>\n
  12. Buca Evka -1 Women, Culture and Solidarity Association \u2013 Buca Evka-1 Kad\u0131n K\u00fclt\u00fcr ve Dayan\u0131\u015fma (BEKEV)<\/li>\n
  13. \u00c7i\u011fli Evka -2 Women Culture Association \u2013 \u00c7i\u011fli Evka-2 Kad\u0131n K\u00fclt\u00fcr Derne\u011fi (\u00c7EKEV)<\/li>\n
  14. Ceren Women Association \u2013 Ceren Kad\u0131n Derne\u011fi<\/li>\n
  15. Association to Combat Sexual Violence \u2013 Cinsel \u015eiddetle M\u00fccadele Derne\u011fi<\/li>\n
  16. Association for Gender Equality Watch \u2013 Cinsiyet E\u015fitli\u011fi \u0130zleme Derne\u011fi (CEID)<\/li>\n
  17. Diyarbak\u0131r Metropolitan Municipality Department of Women\u2019s Politics \u2013 Diyarbak\u0131r\u00a0B\u00fcy\u00fck\u015fehir Belediyesi Kad\u0131n Politikalar\u0131 Daire Ba\u015fkanl\u0131\u011f\u0131<\/li>\n
  18. Diyarbak\u0131r Metropolitan Municipality Department of Combat with Violence Against Women \u2013 Diyarbak\u0131r B\u00fcy\u00fck\u015fehir Belediyesi Kad\u0131na Y\u00f6nelik \u015eiddetle M\u00fccadele \u015eube M\u00fcd\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc<\/li>\n
  19. Ergani Selis Solidarity Foundation \u2013 Ergani Selis Dayan\u0131\u015fma Derne\u011fi<\/li>\n
  20. Women from Workers Movement Party \u2013 Emek\u00e7i Hareket Partili Kad\u0131nlar<\/li>\n
  21. Erktolia \u2013 Erktolia<\/li>\n
  22. Erzincan Katre Women\u2019s Group \u2013 Erzincan Katre Kad\u0131n Olu\u015fumu<\/li>\n
  23. Esender Women Center \/ Ekin Wan Consultation Center \u2013 Esendere Kad\u0131n Merkezi \/ Ekin Wan Dan\u0131\u015fma Merkezi<\/li>\n
  24. Home-Based Working Women\u2019s Group \u2013 Ev Eksenli \u00c7al\u0131\u015fan Kad\u0131nlar \u00c7al\u0131\u015fma Grubunu<\/li>\n
  25. Fethiye Free Women and Life Association \u2013 Fethiye \u00d6zg\u00fcr Kad\u0131n ve Ya\u015fam Derne\u011fi<\/li>\n
  26. Filmmor Women\u2019s Cooperative \u2013 Filmmor Kad\u0131n Kooperatifi<\/li>\n
  27. Rainbow Women Association \u2013 G\u00f6kku\u015fa\u011f\u0131 Kad\u0131n Derne\u011fi<\/li>\n
  28. Hebun LGBT Diyarbak\u0131r \u2013 Hebun LGBT Diyarbak\u0131r<\/li>\n
  29. \u0130stanbul LGBTT Solidarity Foundation -\u0130stanbul LGBTT Dayan\u0131\u015fma Derne\u011fi<\/li>\n
  30. Human rights Association Women Sekretariat \u2013 \u0130nsan Haklar\u0131 Derne\u011fi Kad\u0131n Sekreterli\u011fi<\/li>\n
  31. Human Rights Association (\u0130HD) Ankara Branch Women\u2019s Committee \u2013 \u0130nsan Haklar\u0131 Derne\u011fi Ankara \u015eube Kad\u0131n Komisyonu<\/li>\n
  32. \u0130mece House Workers\u2019 Union \u2013 \u0130mece Kad\u0131n Dayan\u0131\u015fma Derne\u011fi<\/li>\n
  33. Izmir Independent Women\u2019s Initiative \u2013 \u0130zmir Ba\u011f\u0131ms\u0131z Kad\u0131n \u0130nisiyatifi<\/li>\n
  34. Izmir Women\u2019s Solidarity Association \u2013 \u0130zmir Kad\u0131n Dayan\u0131\u015fma Derne\u011fi<\/li>\n
  35. Women\u2019s Solidarity Foundation \u2013 Kad\u0131n Dayan\u0131\u015fma Vakf\u0131<\/li>\n
  36. Women\u2019s Education and Labor Association \u2013 Kad\u0131n E\u011fitim ve \u0130stihdam Derne\u011fi (KEID)<\/li>\n
  37. Women\u2019s Labor and Employment Initiative Platform \u2013 Kad\u0131n Eme\u011fi ve \u0130stihdam\u0131 Giri\u015fimi (KE\u0130G) Platformu<\/li>\n
  38. Feminist Researchers Studying Women\u2019s Labor \u2013 Kad\u0131n Eme\u011fi \u00c7al\u0131\u015fan Feminist Ara\u015ft\u0131rmac\u0131lar (KEFA)<\/li>\n
  39. Women\u2019s Labor Collective \u2013 Kad\u0131n Eme\u011fi Kolektifi<\/li>\n
  40. Women for Women\u2019s Human Rights \u2013 WWHR New Ways -Kad\u0131n\u0131n \u0130nsan Haklar\u0131-Yeni \u00c7\u00f6z\u00fcmler Derne\u011fi\u00a0(KIH-Y\u00c7)<\/li>\n
  41. Women\u2019s Solidarity Foundation \u2013 Kad\u0131nlarla Dayan\u0131\u015fma Vakf\u0131 (KADAV)<\/li>\n
  42. Women\u2019s Free Assembly \u2013 Kad\u0131n \u00d6zg\u00fcrl\u00fck Meclisi (K\u00d6M)<\/li>\n
  43. Women Writers Association \u2013 Kad\u0131n Yazarlar Derne\u011fi<\/li>\n
  44. Kaos Gay and Lesbian Cultural Research and Solidarity Association \u2013 Kaos Gey ve Lezbiyen K\u00fclt\u00fcrel Ara\u015ft\u0131rmalar ve Dayan\u0131\u015fma Derne\u011fi (KAOS GL)<\/li>\n
  45. Kapadokya Women\u2019s Solidarity Association \u2013 Kapadokya Kad\u0131n Dayan\u0131\u015fma Derne\u011fi<\/li>\n
  46. Karya Women\u2019s Association \u2013 Karya Kad\u0131n Derne\u011fi<\/li>\n
  47. Confederation of Public Workers Union Women\u2019s Assembly \u2013 KESK Kad\u0131n Meclisi<\/li>\n
  48. Konak City Council Women\u2019s Assembly \u2013 Konak Kent Konseyi Kad\u0131n meclisi<\/li>\n
  49. Free Women\u2019s Congress \u2013 Kongre ya Jin\u00ean Azad (KJA- \u00d6zg\u00fcr Kad\u0131nlar Kongresi)<\/li>\n
  50. Lambda\u0130stanbul LGBTI Solidarity Association \u2013 Lambdaistanbul LGBT\u0130 Dayan\u0131\u015fma Derne\u011fi<\/li>\n
  51. Mardin Metropolitan Municipality Directorate of Women\u2019s Policies \u2013 Mardin B\u00fcy\u00fck\u015fehir Belediyesi Kad\u0131n Politikalar\u0131 Ba\u015fkanl\u0131\u011f\u0131<\/li>\n
  52. Mardin Derik Peljin Women\u2019s Center \u2013 Mardin Derik Peljin Kad\u0131n Merkezi<\/li>\n
  53. Mu\u011fla Women\u2019s \u201cIt\u2019s My Labor\u201d Association \u2013 Mu\u011fla Emek Benim Kad\u0131n Derne\u011fi<\/li>\n
  54. Mu\u011fla Mente\u015fe Women\u2019s Assembly \u2013 Mu\u011fla Mente\u015fe Kad\u0131n Meclisi<\/li>\n
  55. Mu\u015f Women Association \u2013 Mu\u015f Kad\u0131n Derne\u011fi<\/li>\n
  56. Mu\u015f Women\u2019s Roof \u2013 Mu\u015f Kad\u0131n \u00c7at\u0131s\u0131 Derne\u011fi<\/li>\n
  57. Moira Sakarya Women\u2019s Solidarity Association \u2013 Moira Sakarya Kad\u0131n Dayan\u0131\u015fma Derne\u011fi<\/li>\n
  58. Pink Life LGBTT Solidarity Association \u2013 Pembe Hayat LGBTT Dayan\u0131\u015fma Derne\u011fi<\/li>\n
  59. The Association of Social Policies, Gender Identity and Sexual Oriantation Studies- Sosyal Politikalar Cinsiyet Kimli\u011fi ve Cinsel Y\u00f6nelim \u00c7al\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131 Derne\u011fi<\/li>\n
  60. Sosyalist Yeniden Kurulu\u015f Partisi Kad\u0131n Meclisleri \u2013 Women\u2019s Assemblies of Socialist Re-Creation Party<\/li>\n
  61. Sosyalist Kad\u0131n Meclisleri \u2013 Socialist Women\u2019s Assemblies<\/li>\n
  62. \u015e\u0131rnak Municipality Zahide Women Consultation Center \u2013 \u015e\u0131rnak Belediyesi Zahide Kad\u0131n Dan\u0131\u015fma Merkezi<\/li>\n
  63. Psychologists Association for\u00a7 Social Solidarity Women\u2019s Committee \u2013 Toplumsal Dayan\u0131\u015fma \u0130\u00e7in Psikologlar Kad\u0131n Komisyonu (TODAP)<\/li>\n
  64. Flying Broom Women\u2019s Communication and Research Association \u2013 U\u00e7an S\u00fcp\u00fcrge Kad\u0131n \u0130leti\u015fim ve Ara\u015ft\u0131rma Derne\u011fi<\/li>\n
  65. Life Cooperative for Women, Environment, Culture, and Management\/Operation \u2013 Ya\u015fam Kad\u0131n \u00c7evre K\u00fclt\u00fcr ve \u0130\u015fletme Kooperatifi (Yaka-Koop)<\/li>\n
  66. Green Left Women \u2013 Ye\u015fil Sol Kad\u0131nlar<\/li>\n
  67. Yo\u011furt\u00e7u Women\u2019s Forum \u2013 Yo\u011furt\u00e7u Kad\u0131n Forumu<\/li>\n
  68. Women From the Federation of 78\u2019s \u2013 78\u2019liler Federasyonu\u2019ndan Kad\u0131nlar<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    ORGANISATONS FROM WORLD SUPPORTING THE CALL<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Aboriginal Rights Coalition \u2013 (Austria)<\/li>\n
    2. Association of Women in Development (AWID)- (Canada)<\/li>\n
    3. Asociaci\u00f3n Egeria Desarrollo Social \u2013 (Spain)<\/li>\n
    4. Autonomous Women\u2019s Centre \u2013 (Serbia)<\/li>\n
    5. Bridges of Peace International \u2013 (USA)<\/li>\n
    6. Czech Women\u00b4s Lobby \u2013 (Czech Republic)<\/li>\n
    7. Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies \u2013 (Pakistan, Sudan, Morocco, Tunisia, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Jordan, Palestine, Phillipines, Algeria, Yemen, Turkey)<\/li>\n
    8. Connectas-Brazil<\/li>\n
    9. El Nadeem Center For Rehabilitation For Victims Of Violence \u2013(Egypt)<\/li>\n
    10. French Coordination for the European Women Lobby\u2013 (France)<\/li>\n
    11. Gender at Work \u2013 (Canada)<\/li>\n
    12. glokal e.V., Berlin \u2013 (Germany)<\/li>\n
    13. Isis-Women\u2019s International Cross Cultural Exchange (ISIS-WICCE) \u2013 (Uganda)<\/li>\n
    14. Just Associates (JASS) \u2013 (USA)<\/li>\n
    15. Justice, Human Rights and Gender, Civil Association \u2013 (Mexico)<\/li>\n
    16. Lesbenberatung e.V.Berlin \u2013 (Germany)<\/li>\n
    17. League of Women-Lawyers \u2013 (Tajikistan)<\/li>\n
    18. Network for European Women\u2019s Lobby \u2013 Serbia, (coalition of 27 women CSOs)<\/li>\n
    19. Rural Women\u2019s Network (RUWON) \u2013 (Nepal)<\/li>\n
    20. Rutgers for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights \u2013 (Nedherlands)<\/li>\n
    21. Qadims Lumiere School and College Peshawar \u2013 (Pakistan)<\/li>\n
    22. Urgent Action Fund for Women\u2019s Human Rights \u2013 (USA)<\/li>\n
    23. Slovene Union of University Women (SUUW) \u2013 (Slovenia)<\/li>\n
    24. Sisters Arab Forum for Human Rights (SAF) \u2013 (Yemen)<\/li>\n
    25. Women\u2019s Lobby of Slovenia \u2013 (Slovenia)<\/li>\n
    26. Women\u2019s Global Network for Reproductive Rights \u2013 (Nedherlands)<\/li>\n
    27. Widows for Peace through Democracy<\/a> \u2013 (Britain)<\/li>\n
    28. Women in Black against War-London Group- (Britain)<\/li>\n
    29. VISION \u2013 (Pakistan)<\/li>\n
    30. Women against Violence Network Serbia, (27 Kad\u0131n \u00d6rg\u00fct\u00fcn\u00fcn oldu\u011fu Koalisyon) \u2013 (Serbia)<\/li>\n
    31. Zdru\u017eenje univerzitetnih izobra\u017eenk Slovenije (ZUIS) \u2013 (Slovenia)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      [1]<\/a> \u201c\u0130HD: 7 Haziran\u2019dan Beri 262 Sivil \u00d6ld\u00fc<\/a>\u201d (\u0130HD: \u201cSince 7th June, 262 civilians killed), B\u0130ANET, 12 Nov. 2015; \u201c\u0130HD raporu: 7 Haziran\u2019dan beri 602 ki\u015fi hayat\u0131n\u0131 kaybetti<\/a>\u201d(\u0130HD Report: 602 people lost their lives since 7th June), Demokrat Haber, 12 Nov. 2015<\/p>\n

      [2]<\/a> \u201cSava\u015fta, do\u011fmam\u0131\u015f \u00e7ocuklar da \u00f6l\u00fcyor<\/a>\u201d(In war, even unborn children are dying), Evrensel, 11 Nov. 2015<\/p>\n

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