The First Australian Conference on the Political and Human Rights Dimensions of
INTRODUCTION TO FINAL RESOLUTION
The First Australian International Conference on the Political and Human Rights Dimensions of the Kurdish question brings together human rights defenders, writers, academics, lawyers and experts on the Kurdish Question to exchange ideas and generate dialogue on the Kurdish issue and the Turkey-EU accession process. The conference was held at the University of Melbourne and supported by members of the Australian Senate.
Peshmerga forces take over security of Kurdistan region in agreement with
Kurdishaspect-The Peshmerga ministry in Iraq's Kurdistan region reached an initial agreements with the Iraqi government, under US and British sponsorship, by which security of Kurdistan in northern Iraq would be handed over to Peshmerga forces.
AFP - US Secretary of State Rice continued her surprise visit to Iraq with a trip to the Kurdish autonomous region in the north for talks on sharing of the country's oil wealth.
DAMASCUS (AFP) - A planned demonstration of Kurds who were demanding Syrian nationality has been blocked by police in Damascus, witnesses has told AFP.