Kurdish Human Rights
1991-04-08T23:57:01-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNDU0XC8xOTkxMDQwOTAwMDIwNzAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Mustafa al-Karadaghi was a former minister in the diplomatic service of Iraq. He spoke of the current plight of the Kurdish minority in Iraq in the wake of the Persian Gulf war and ensuing Iraqi civil unrest. He also commented on the recent United Nations Security Council’s vote condemning Iraq for human rights abuses against the Kurds. He described the Kurd’s migration to the borders of Iran and Turkey, where he estimated 1.5 million Kurds had gathered. The Kurds were fleeing because the Iraqi army had been attacking and killing Kurds from the air and on the ground day and night, according to Mr. Al-Karadaghi. He said that President George H.W. Bush misled the Kurds into believing that America would help them overthrow Saddam Hussein. He said, “It is a moral obligation of Bush to stop this massacre.” The two other speakers elaborated on the details of the Kurdish exodus.
Mustafa al-Karadaghi was a former minister in the diplomatic service of Iraq. He spoke of the current plight of the Kurdish minority in Iraq in the wake of the… read more
Mustafa al-Karadaghi was a former minister in the diplomatic service of Iraq. He spoke of the current plight of the Kurdish minority in Iraq in the wake of the Persian Gulf war and ensuing Iraqi civil unrest. He also commented on the recent United Nations Security Council’s vote condemning Iraq for human rights abuses against the Kurds. He described the Kurd’s migration to the borders of Iran and Turkey, where he estimated 1.5 million Kurds had gathered. The Kurds were fleeing because the Iraqi army had been attacking and killing Kurds from the air and on the ground day and night, according to Mr. Al-Karadaghi. He said that President George H.W. Bush misled the Kurds into believing that America would help them overthrow Saddam Hussein. He said, “It is a moral obligation of Bush to stop this massacre.” The two other speakers elaborated on the details of the Kurdish exodus. close
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- Mustafa al-Karadaghi Director The New Republic
- Pary al-Karadaghi Officer The New Republic
- Asad Khailamy President Kurdish National Congress of N.A.
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- Ahmed Uthman Secretary-General Kurdish National Congress of N.A.
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