Tag Archives: Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch
Syrian Kurdish children are not the only children who are recruited as child soldiers by PKK-affiliated organizations
Kidnapping of minors and deception of young people in all countries with Kurdish minority and the presence of PKK-affiliated organizations continue. This happens regularly in Iranian Kurdistan, where Iranian Kurdish teenagers are influenced and tricked both through social media platforms and by local operators who deliberately target them to later move to the Qandil region […]
Syrian Human Rights Watch report on child soldiers
The Syrian Democratic Forces refuse to return a child conscripted forcibly from Raqqa. The Syria Monitoring Network for Human Rights said that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), through the Revolutionary Youth affiliated to it in Raqqa governorate, kidnapped a 16-year-old boy with a terminal illness. The Syria Monitoring Network for Human Rights learned through its […]
Free Iman Vakili
There are many families among Iranian Kurds who are unfortunately victims of the inhumane policy of using children in armed conflicts. Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch has published many reports and conversations about the families of the victims and the problems they are dealing with and requested the Iranian government to pay due attention to […]
Iraj left home due to poverty
Iraj Jafari was born in Maku city in 1997 and later went to Chalderan with his family. At the age of 18, i.e. in 2014, after enduring very severe mental conditions and escaping from these conditions, Iraj set foot on the path of no return and finally became a victim of his hasty decision. Hearing […]
How did they send Behzad to the mountains?
Behzad had conflicts and problems with his mother and they did not get along somehow. According to his father, some of Behzad’s friends tricked him and took him to PJAK. Behzad Mahmoudi was only 15 years old at that time and it can be said that he was a child. Of course, we should also […]
Iman and his uncle are both guests of Pak party
The fate of Iman and his uncle are somehow tied to each other. Khalid Vakili, the father of Iman Vakili, requested the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch to reach the authorities of the country, the Kurdistan region, and anyone who can help this family to return their child. The text of the interview of Iman […]
The tragedy of the Kurdish children murder
A picture of one of the Baath commanders during the massacre of Kurds known as “Anfal”. This photo was taken after the killing of the child’s family. The massacre was carried out by the same person who took a “souvenir” picture with the child. No one knows whether the use-by date of this child only […]
The biggest crimes against humanity
The letter of the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch regarding the crime against humanity through the use of Iranian Kurdish children in armed conflicts. Your Excellency I want to tell you about a deep concern and a very regrettable process. An issue that, if it is not quickly put on the path of finding an […]
Hossein Rahmati was found after 15 years
Hossein Rahmati was injured by the attacks of Turkish army jets in Mount Asos and died due to the severity of his injuries. Hossein Rahmati, with the organizational code of Sirvan Sine, is a former member of the PJAK militia, who was injured by the attacks of the Turkish army fighters in Mount Asos on […]
Child soldier is a terrible word in the shadow of governments inaction
For many years, the topic of using children as a tool in regional wars in the world and especially in the Middle East has been of great interest. According to the reports published by the United Nations, many cases of the use of children in armed conflicts in regions such as Kurdistan and other regions […]