Kurdish genocide to be debated in UK parliament

The British Parliament will be debating the Kurdish genocide, in the first ever debate on the issue later this month.

The debate, entitled "the 25th anniversary of the Kurdish genocide and its contemporary relevance", will take place on the 28th of February, with the motion stating that Parliament,
"formally recognises the Genocide against the people of Iraqi Kurdistan and encourages governments, the EU and UN to do likewise".
The motion goes on to state,
"that this will enable Kurdish people, many in the UK, to achieve justice for their considerable loss".
See the full piece about the debate by the Administrator of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Kurdistan Region in Iraq Gary Kent, in the Huffington Post here.

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