British Parliament recognises Kurdish genocide

The British Parliament unanimously chose to officially recognise the campaign of killing of Kurds in Iraq as a genocide this week, a decision hailed by Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Nechervan Barzani.

The decision was taken by the British House of Commons after a year long campaign by activists, which involved gathering 28,000 signatures for a petition.

The move was welcomed by Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Nechervan Barzani, who said,
"The British parliament's recognition of the genocide follows similar acknowledgements by the Norwegian and Swedish parliaments last year. We thank them all and hope that this will inspire our friends and friends of human rights and freedom in other countries to do the same. We must all stand together against tyranny, wherever it may appear."
See the report from the Kurdish Globe here.

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