TEV-DEM and its Women's Assembly Emphasize Guaranteeing Kurdish Rights and Preserving Women's Achievements

According to KurdPress, the Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM) described the resistance of this city as a historical event that transcended geographical and political borders and became a global symbol of humanity's resistance against terrorism and the defense of freedom, pluralism, and human dignity. The statement said that the support of the international community, democratic forces, social movements, humanitarian institutions, intellectuals and prominent world figures for Kobani played a prominent role in this resistance. Kobani became a test for the conscience of humanity and showed that defending humanity is not limited to national and religious borders.

TEV-DEM continued by pointing out the efforts to target the Kurdish people and exclude them from the process of building a new Syria, warning about the consequences of unilateral integration and emphasizing that integration should not mean assimilating the identity of the people, renouncing national, cultural and political affiliations or ignoring their rights.

The movement stated that true integration should be based on national participation and joint cooperation, and within its framework, the characteristics of different communities, their rights and achievements should be preserved. Another part of the TEV-DEM statement emphasized that those who defended Kobani and stood against the threat of ISIS deserve to live in peace, security, freedom and dignity. The movement also called on the national and democratic forces, intellectuals and personalities who supported Kobani to continue their role and stand by the rights of the Kurdish people.

On the other hand, the TEV-DEM Women's Assembly issued a separate statement on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with Kobani, which was read by Shirzad Yusuf, a member of the executive board of the assembly.

In this statement, the TEV-DEM Women's Assembly considered November 1st a historic occasion and a symbol of the will of nations and their solidarity against terrorism, and stated that ISIS had targeted the existence and freedom of women with its thoughts and actions.The statement stated that the resistance of the Kurdish people, youth and young women in the form of the People's Protection Units (YPG) and the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) and with the support of the Peshmerga forces, created a historical epic that caused the international community and freedom-loving people of the world to recognize November 1 as the International Day of Solidarity with Kobani.

The TEV-DEM Women's Assembly also referred to the role of Kurdish women in the Kobani resistance and announced that Kurdish women became pioneers of the struggle and proved their ability to manage and create important achievements.

The Assembly concluded by emphasizing that it would continue its struggle in the political, social, cultural, diplomatic and constitutional fields to protect women's achievements and guarantee their rights.