Kurdistan Referendum Movement heads to the U.N.

KurdishMedia.com ^ | 21 December 2004

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Kurdistan Referendum Movement heads to the U.N. 21/12/2004 KurdishMedia.com New York (KurdishMedia.com) 21 December 2004: A non-partisan Kurdish delegation from North America, Europe and Kurdistan plans to meet with the United Nations officials in New York City on Wednesday, 22 December 2004, to deliver the more than two million signatures collected by Kurds, endorsing a call for a referendum on the future of South Kurdistan.

The number of signatures collected by the Kurdistan Referendum Movement seemingly reflects the will of the majority of Kurds of voting age. The Kurdistan Referendum Movement cites its success in gathering these signatures as reflective of a real desire of the Kurdish people in South Kurdistan for freedom and independence.

In light of this mandate received from the Kurdish masses, the movement is making the following demands of the United Nations:

1- For the United Nations to receive a non-partisan Kurdish delegation to discuss the electoral process in Kurdistan, and to submit to the United Nations a copy of the petition collected by the Kurdistan Referendum Movement.

2- For the United Nations to dispatch a delegation to Kurdistan to survey the true will of the Kurdish people in the Kurdistan Region in determining their future, and fairly preserving free and democratic rights in both the pre and post election periods in January.

3- For the United Nations to provide assistance to the Kurdish delegation to address issues of concern to the Kurds, and how to attain democratic rights for the Kurds in a peaceful, non-violent and democratic way.