It is KHRP’s firm belief that if more  people were aware of the extent of human rights abuses in the Kurdish regions, sufficient pressure could be brought to bear on those responsible to put an end to them. KHRP’s independence and reputation for high quality analysis make us the first port of call for policy and decision makers, journalists, academics and civil society organisations seeking updates about human rights and conflict in the Kurdish regions.

Over the past year we:

·    Achieved worldwide press and broadcast media coverage, including coverage on BBC and Al Jazeera;

·   Received over 3 million hits on our website, which remains the most valued and reliable online source of information and research on the Kurdish regions; 

·    Published and disseminated 4000 online and paper copies of our newsletter

·  Highlighted state implementation of European Court of Human Rights judgments and the latest situation on ground, meeting with representatives from partner organisations including TOHAV and Forum, and the Norwegian, Finnish, Swiss and Irish governments; 

·   Continued to raise concerns for rights violations via advocacy submissions to international bodies from the UNHCHR to the OSCE; 

·  Hosted and participated in conferences and round-table discussions in England, Scotland and Australia as well as co-organising the Third EUTCC Conference on the EU, Turkey and the Kurds, held in Brussels on 16 and 17 October 2006.

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