NEWS CENTER - Mexican women are sending petitions demanding the “right to hope” and physical freedom for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan to the Turkish Embassy in Mexico, the Council of Europe, and the Turkish Ministry of Justice.

 

People around the world, especially women, are organizing numerous actions and events aimed at securing the physical freedom of Abdullah Öcalan, the Kurdish leader, ahead of the Council of Europe's meeting on his “right to hope.” 

 

Mexican women's “right to hope” action

 

Thirty-five Mexican women have also been taking action for two days to draw attention to the Council of Europe's “right to hope” meeting. During their action, the women wrote down their feelings and thoughts about Abdullah Öcalan. The writings were turned into a collective poem by the women.

 

The women also launched an email campaign to share their writings and the poem through the communication channels of the movements they belong to. A video of the poem read by three of the activists was shared on digital media accounts. 

 

Petition for Abdullah Öcalan's freedom

 

The petition written by women is being sent to the Turkish Embassy in Mexico, the Council of Europe, and the Turkish Ministry of Justice. The petition sent to official institutions includes the following statements. 

 

"From the lands known as Mexico;

 

To the attention of Antonio Costa, President of the Council of Europe, and Yılmaz Tunç, Minister of Justice of Turkey.

 

As women fighting from Mexico, we are writing to you to demand that the Kurdish people's leader, Abdullah Öcalan, be granted the right to hope and, consequently, be released.

 

We express our support for the Kurdish people's struggle to determine their own destiny and convey our voice through the poem we collectively wrote for the international campaign for Abdullah Öcalan's freedom so that he can participate in the search for a political and just solution for his people."

 

Meanwhile, the women's action will end tomorrow morning.