Iran must end abuse of Kurdish minority
Reuters
30-Jul-2008 (3 comments)

LONDON (Reuters) - Iran's government is not doing enough to combat widespread discrimination against its Kurdish minority population, according to Amnesty International.

The London-based human rights group said abuses against Kurds had intensified in recent months with courts sentencing members of the ethnic group to death or lengthy imprisonment following flawed trials.

"Iran's government is failing in its duty to prevent discrimination and human rights abuses against its Kurdish citizens, particularly women," Amnesty said in a report released on Wednesday.

"We urge the Iranian authorities to take concrete measures to end any discrimination and associated human rights violations that Kurds, indeed all minorities in Iran, face."

Kurds make up about 15 percent of Iran's population, numbering around 12 million. They are mostly based in the west and northwest of Iran, along the borders with Iraq and Turkey. There are also large Kurdish populations in northeast Iraq, in eastern Syrian and southeastern Turkey.

Amnesty cited several cases of discrimination, including the sentencing to death in February of three people convicted of "moharebeh" or enmity against God. It described the trial as "grossly flawed" and short ... >>>

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Kurds

by Kurdish Warrior (not verified) on Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:00 AM PDT

has suffered the most of the outcome of this Shia revolution...hopefully the day when IRI is gone we will write a new constitution where all Iranians are treated the same...


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E.O.B.

by Majid on Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:42 PM PDT

Equal Opportunity.............Bastards!! 


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IRI abuses everybody

by TO ADD (not verified) on Thu Jul 31, 2008 09:41 AM PDT

... AND its supporters try to intimidate and shut up everybody on this website, of course to no avail.


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