'Öcalan’s treatment is tantamount to torture,' says UK trade unionist Bert Schouwenburg

Bert Schouwenburg was responsible together with UNITE for the establishment of the Freedom for Öcalan Campaign in 2016.

Bert Schouwenburg is an international trade union advisor; he is the former international director of GMB trade union where he was responsible together with UNITE for the establishment of the Freedom for Ocalan Campaign in 2016. He was a GMB activist and full-time official (1993-2018) for 38 years. He is interviewed by journalist Erem Kansoy.

Topics of discussion include the conditions of Ocalan’s imprisonment, the significance of Ocalan for realizing a political resolution of the Kurdish question and peaceful co-existence in the region, and the importance of the Freedom for Ocalan Campaign.

The interview was prepared with the support of the Freedom for Ocalan Campaign and the Peace in Kurdistan campaign in collaboration with Medya Haber TV and Sterk TV.

Peace in Kurdistan - Campaign for a political solution to the Kurdish Question.