HDK calls on people to show solidarity with the Yazidis

The Peoples’ Democratic Congress (HDK) Executive Board issued a written statement regarding the genocidal attacks against Shengal.

The HDK said: “The bombing of a hospital in the village of Sikêniyê in Shengal on 17 August by Turkish warplanes which resulted in the death of 8 people is an indication that the genocidal policy of ISIS against the resistance of the Yazidis is being carried on by Turkey.

These attacks on Shengal are the continuation of the historical genocide policies against the Yazidi people. The Yazidi people have put up a historical resistance with their struggle against ISIS. These attacks, which threaten the rights and existence of the Yazidi people, are the continuation of the ISIS mentality.

These attacks, which were launched in the city center, in the bazaar, the center of civilians’ daily life, reached a different dimension with the bombing of the hospital.”

The statement continued: “The Geneva Convention on the Law of War, which aims to guarantee the lives of civilians and the public’s access to health services under war conditions, has been violated. In this sense, the bombing of the hospital is a war crime that should be prosecuted.”

The statement added: “While Turkey was the perpetrator, the states and dark power centers that created the ground for this attack and did not fulfill their responsibilities are also responsible for this massacre. The responsibility of solidarity with the Êzidî people belongs to all of us. We condemn the attacks against the Yazidi people and call on the world to show solidarity with the Yazidi people so that such attacks do not happen again. We support the demand of the Yazidi people to be granted autonomous status as a result of their search for a free life in their own territory within the framework of international law and universal principles.”