NEWS CENTER - 100 women from 13 countries sent a letter to the Ministry of Justice to meet Abdullah Öcalan. 

 

100 women from Argentina, Guatemala, Bolivia, Chile, France, Uruguay, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, Honduras, Nicaragua, Brazil and Ecuador, including many well-known activists, Esprituel indigenous leaders, collectives and feminists, sent a letter to the Ministry of Justice as part of the "I want to visit Öcalan" campaign.

 

The letter sent to the Turkish Ministry of Justice reads as follows:

 

"To the authorities of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Turkey,

 

As feminists from various regions of South and Central America — a region we call Abya Yala in our struggle for liberation from colonialism — we, the undersigned, apply to visit Mr. Abdullah Öcalan, who has been held in solitary confinement as a political prisoner on İmralı Island for over 26 years, through delegations composed of people from different countries and nations.

 

We believe that this imprisonment is an insult to the concrete possibilities of peace in the Middle East, which is a fundamental part of global peace, especially at a time when world powers are encouraging a Third World War.

 

As feminists, we believe that achieving peace in the Middle East and globally is essential, and Abdullah Öcalan’s leadership as a representative of the Kurdish people is of critical importance in guaranteeing this peace.

 

We believe that the Kurdish Women’s Movement offers a profound interpretation of the feminist popular revolution we are building in our continent. This movement combines women’s leadership and social transformation with a perspective of protecting natural resources and the environment.

 

Furthermore, we believe Abdullah Öcalan's freedom must be guaranteed so that he can fulfill his role in taking necessary steps to realize the right to hope and contribute fully to a just and democratic solution to the Kurdish issue.

 

We respectfully request your attention and action on this matter."

 

The women also shared on their virtual media accounts why they wanted to meet Abdullah Öcalan.