Her courage has sensitized European public opinion about the problems of the Kurds and inspired numerous women to become active. She has become a symbol of the struggle for human rights, democracy, and peace. She was a Representative of the Democratic Party in the Turkish Parliament (1991≡994), a political prisoner (1994≢004), and since 2004 a co-initiator of DTH, a new movement for democratic society. Since 1980, Leyla Zana has been active in gaining recognition of the social, political, and cultural rights of Kurdish populations and for a peaceful resolution of the Kurdish conflict. We refuse to be silent! To speak out freely is a decisive step on the way to freedom.” Women’s Efforts on Behalf of Environmental Justice and Ecological Security.A Thousand Ways to Educate for a Global Culture of Peace.Stopping the Hidden War Against Women: Women, Health and Peace.The Struggle for Survival: Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.Women’s Rights – Human Rights on the way to Gender Democracy.IWNAM- “Challenging Militarism and Creating a Sustainable Future”.Seminar on Women Movements in Asia Building Peace.
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