HUMAN rights activist, writer and former Constitutional Court Justice Albie Sachs has joined renewed calls for the release of Kurdish political prisoner, Abdullah Öcalan.
Sachs was the keynote speaker at the two-day International Conference for Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan: Peace and Stability in the World, co-hosted by the Kurdish Human Rights Action Group (KHRAG) and the Syrian Initiative for the Freedom of Abdullah Öcalan.
The conference commenced yesterday at the Fountains Hotel, Cape Town city centre, and saw ANC, SACP, Cosatu, and Nehawu members present in solidarity with and support of the 73-year-old’s release.
Öcalan, a writer, activist, and political thinker, is one of the founding members and leaders of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) – outlawed by Türkiye – leading efforts for Kurdish independence and statehood.
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