Mr. Gür is the founder and former member of the Human Rights Association (HRA) in the province of Van, Turkey. He also served as the Secretary General of the HRA between 1997 and 2001. Together with his human rights activist colleagues, Mr. Gür struggled against the violations of basic human rights; in particular, the burning down and evacuation of Kurdish villages, torture, extra-judicial executions, disappearances, food embargo, forced internal displacement and arbitrary detentions in the Kurdish region of South East Turkey. Mr. Gür is currently the representative of Democratic Society Party (DTP) of Turkey in Washington, DC, USA.
Dates and locations
Los Angeles
Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Holiday Inn Woodland Hills
21101 Ventura Blvd. Woodland Hills, CA 91364
San Diego
Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Kurdish Human Rights Watch (KHRW)
1109 East Washington Ave. El Cajon, CA 92019
Contact information:
Los Angeles - Luqman Barwari
805-402-6440
805-402-6440San Diego – Husein Maronisy 619-813-1530, or KHRW 619-447-9933
619-813-1530, or KHRW 619-447-9933