Bulletin de liaison et d'information - Institut kurde de Paris

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86.070.02/3139m
558/36/2/EUR
2 ~ AUG 198~
Mr Michael Maher, M.P.,
Member for Lowe,
~~b Burwo~ Koaa,
BUKWOUD N)W ~lj4
Dear Mr Maher,
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MINIS", ER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Thank you for your letter dated 26 February 1986 conveying the
contents of the letter from Mr Eziz Bawermend, Committee for
De-Colonisation of Kurdistan. I regret the delay in this
response.
The Australian Government has made statements supporting the
rights of the Kurdish people in various bodies of the United
Nations. The most recent public statement by the Australian
delegate to the Commission on Human Rights in Geneva in March
1986 was as follows:
"Ethnic minorities in many countries are denied full
enjoyment of their rights. Australia recognises as
justifiable the aspirations of the Kurdish people for
preservation of their culture and language. Australia
is concerned that'in some countries Kurdish people are
denied basic rights to such things as schooling in
their own language, and equitable access to economic
resources, the political processes and the civil
administration. They are also denied recognition by
the government in the country where they are located,
as well as full availability of the educational
facilities provided to other citizens."
In addition our Missions in the countries concerned have been
specifically tasked to monitor the situation of the Kurdish
people.
I believe this action adequately meets Mr Bawermend's concerns.
Yours sincerely,