Fraternity (Taakhi) Foundation for Human Rights, has established a “checkpoint for peace” on Monday 2,27,2017 in Tal-Hajar neighborhood near the Assyrian church in the neighborhood, in cooperation with the Kurdish Traffic elements in the city of Hasaka

According to the supervisors of this activity, “this checkpoint is completely different from the checkpoint existed in Syria in general and the region in particular since the beginning of the Syrian war, that are limited to military and security checkpoints belonging to various military parties

These activities come in the framework of (Taakhi) Foundation for Human Rights’ project of “Empowering women politically and administratively” in the region and Syria, under the slogan of “peace women leaders”. In reference to the need for the participation of women in the leadership of the peace process in Syria and to exercise her right in civil and political administration

“Peace women leaders” have distributed roses to passers at “peace” check point, instead of inspections and detention, wearing folkloric clothes representing all the region components of Kurds, Arabs, Syriacs and Assyrians. “Peace Women leaders ” hold banners bearing the words (be indulgent to bring peace) and they started stopping cars and passers to give them white roses as a call for peace and tolerance

In this regard, I talked (Najla Fattah) Director of (Taakhi) foundation for Human Rights in Hasaka to Welat FM reporter : ” As women, we had this activity to deliver our voice to all people because women are the symbol of peace, ” ” there is no discrimination among all the region’s components or ethnics. Everyone must know that we are one hand in spreading peace and we hope everyone will help us to live in peace together” said Fattah

It is noteworthy that the activities related to all service, social, cultural, relief and awareness aspects are in noticeable increase in the city of Hasaka in the recent time

Translated by : Hevin Osman

Welat FM