Kurdish Human Rights Project

The Kurdish Human Rights Project (KHRP) "is an independent, non-political project founded and based in Britain.

"The KHRP is a registered charity. It is committed to the protection of the human rights of all persons within the Kurdish regions, irrespective of race, religion, sex, political persuasion or other belief or opinion. Its supportersinclude both Kurdish and non-Kurdish people."

Funders
"Our funders as of June 2007 include:


 * Bishop's Subcommission for Misereor (Germany)
 * Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland (Finland)
 * Oak Foundation (USA)
 * Sigrid Rausing Trust (UK)
 * Stiching Cizera Botan (Netherlands)
 * UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (Switzerland)
 * Irish Aid (Ireland)
 * Big Lottery Fund (UK)
 * Corner House (UK)
 * Oakdale Trust (UK)
 * Rowan Charitable Trust (UK)

People
Accessed February 2008:


 * Honorary President - Lord Avebury
 * Executive Director - Kerim Yildiz

Board of Directors

 * Chairman - Mark Muller QC (Barrister)
 * Secretary - Michael Ivers (Barrister)
 * Treasurer - Ed Grieves (Barrister)
 * Julian Ozanne (Journalist)
 * Gareth Peirce (Solicitor)
 * Rajesh Kumar Rai (Ecologist)
 * Tertia Bailey (Development Consultant) – Appointed 2nd August 2006

Legal Consultant

 * Tim Otty QC (Barrister)

Board of Patrons

 * Haci Akman
 * Geoffrey Bindman
 * George Black
 * Hans Branscheidt
 * Noam Chomsky
 * Julie Christie
 * Andrew Collender QC
 * Nazmi Gür
 * Paul Hoffman
 * Bridget Hughes
 * Bianca Jagger
 * Baroness Helena Kennedy QC
 * Bruce Kent
 * Lord Kirkhill
 * Michael Mansfield QC
 * Ian Macdonald QC
 * Harold Pinter
 * Lord Rea
 * Jon Rud
 * Daniel Serin MD
 * Klaus Slavensky
 * Per Stadig
 * Willem Van Genugten
 * Sanar Yurdatapan
 * Leo Zwaak

Advisory Group

 * William Archer (Theatre Producer)
 * Bill Bowring (Professor)
 * Peter Carter QC
 * Louis Charalambous (Solicitor)
 * Louise Christian (Solicitor)
 * Jane Connors (Lecturer)
 * Julie Flint (Journalist)
 * Michael Gunter (Professor)
 * Malcolm Harper (formerly UNA)
 * Gillian Higgins (Barrister)
 * Stuart Kerr (Solicitor)
 * Philip Kirkpatrick (Solicitor)
 * Laurence Lustgarten (Professor)
 * David McDowall (Writer)
 * Chris Milroy MD (Forensic Pathologist)
 * Caroline Nolan (Solicitor)
 * Nathalie Prouvez (Lawyer)
 * Alice Faure Walker (Solicitor)
 * Colin Wells (Barrister)

(Consultant on Women and Children’s Rights Margaret Owen (Barrister)

Contact

 * Web: http://www.khrp.org

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