Saturday, September 29, 2018

 

The Assyrian Aid Society-Iraq, represented by its President, Mr. Ashur Eskrya, participated in the 39th Session of the Human Rights Council, held in Geneva, Switzerland, from Sep.10th - 28th 2018. The Assyrian Aid Society presented a joint statement with the World Evangelical Alliance, represeted by Mr. Wissam al-Saliby during their participation under item 10 of the 39th session of the Human Rights Council included a highlighting the suffering of our people living in the areas of Barwari Bala, Nahla and other areas as a result of the Turkish bombardment and the severe damage caused to lives and property. Some of these resulted in the abandonment of the people to villages and displacing to Duhok, the statement stressed on the need to protect civilians and their property, maintain civil peace in the region and encourage farmers to return to their areas.

 

Below is the link of the statement that been presented:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1xQ2MMm9NRY5uwA4zxGxVn1dmdPcEZkrw