Headscarf protest before the German Consulate

Headscarf protest before the German Consulate

The members of the Human Rights Association (IHD) and those of the Organization of Human Rights & Solidarity for Oppressed People (Mazlum-Der) have protested the headscarf prohibition implemented in Germany and, stated that the persons with headscarfes are isolated from society in the country in question.

A group of Mazlum-Der's Committee for Headscarf protested at headscarf prohibition carried out in France and Germany. Yuce Yilmazoglu, making a declaration in the name of the demonstrators, expressed that the people covering their heads with head clothes are treated as lepers and tried to be isolated from society. Right to exist with one's headscarf and identity is restricted and, a term is life environments are made narrow by hiding behind various conceptions has been experienced, he says.

Kerchief ban was started in Turkey and in pioneering of France and Germany has implemented in Europe expressing Yilmazoglu said:''While the two countries are pioneer in Europe, the number of the states implementing the a prohibition on working with head cloths has been raised to 5.In order to end this implementation and to raise our vice, if we, in place of taking courageous steps , cave in places left for us and carry on withdrawing , the end of this cruelty will not come.''

He made a call for backing people with human scrarves and the later the actionists scattered eventless.


Posted on: Wed, 8 Dec 2004

 

Source: roj.tv