Assyrian Women's Conference Issues Appeal for Aid
Brussels (AINA) -- An International Assyrian Women's Conference was held in Brussels on September 29. Representatives from Europe and the Middle East attended the conference and addressed the issue of violence against Assyrians in the Middle East, particularly Iraq and Syria.
The participants called attention to the ISIS genocide of Assyrians and Yazidis, which has been recognized by the European Parliament and the United States, and the destruction of the historical and cultural heritage of the Assyrians.
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The conference called attention to the hardships suffered by Assyrian women under ISIS.
The conference issued an appeal for the safety of Assyrians in the Middle East and for the preservation of the Assyrian language and cultural heritage.
The conference was attended by Kati Piri, member of the European Parliament, Nursel Awrohum, head of the Assyrian Women's Federation of Sweden, Norm Shabo Zayto, Director of the Assyrian Women Committee in Qamishli, Syria, Februniye Akyol Akay, member of the Democratic Local Government in Mardin, Turkey and Attiya Gamri, president of the PvdA Women's Movement in the Netherlands.
Here is the full statement by the conference: