On 24 May 2008, KHRP Deputy Director Rachel Bernu delivered a speech at Garden Court Chambers as part of a seminar on 'The Role of Kurdish Women in Dialogue, Conflict Resolution and Reconstruction'. The event featured a number of prominent speakers on the issue, including Leyla Zana, the Kurdish politician and former political prisoner, Dr. Susan Breau, Reader in International Law and Assistant Associate Dean for Research at the School of Law at the University of Surrey, and Houzan Mahmoud, Spokesperson of the Organisation of Women's Freedom in Iraq (OWFI).
 
 
Ms. Bernu's speech can be accessed in the downloads section of KHRP's site, as can her accompanying paper entitled 'The Role of Kurdish Women in Dialogue, Conflict Resolution and the Struggle for Human Rights.'

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