Empowering Kurds in London to exert their rights and affect change

The KHRP is a registered charity that has been committed for the last fifteen years to the protection of the human rights of all persons within the Kurdish regions of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, the Caucasus and elsewhere, irrespective of race, religion, sex, political persuasion or other belief or opinion.

Activities: Publications, Advocacy, Trainings, Expert Opinion

100,000 Kurds live in the UK, many in the London area

Common difficulties: discrimination, criminalisation, lack of access to decision-making structures and means to contribute to post-conflict Kurdish regions

The UK Terrorism Act proscribes Kurdish groups

Provide the Diaspora with training and information to stimulate dialogue and promote local integration opportunities

enhance capacity of civil society actors by promoting use of international human rights mechanisms

Facilitate access to decision/policy makers

Examine the root causes for leaving the Kurdish regions

Conference on the Diaspora Roundtable Discussions

Asylum and Immigration Turkey’s accession to the EU Integration policies/ Discrimination

Training sessions Asylum legislation Relevance of Human Rights Act

Learning about the Kurdish Diaspora in London

Look at past-KHRP trainings, adapt these for the UK Diaspora

Coordinating consultation meetings in preparation of Conference and training sessions

Coordinate training sessions

Research resources Administration and project

management costs Publication fees General Conference costs

Accomplishments: clarifying the process for establishing training

sessions bringing individuals together and uniting

efforts Were the project goals met?

KHRP is always adapting to changing Diaspora issues

Next steps schedule the training sessions Make arrangements for new Conference date