International human rights lawyer Margaret Owen, wrote a solidarity letter to 56 women's organisations in Rojava condemning the killing by a Turkish drone of YPJ members Jiyan Tolhildan, Roj Xabûr and Barîn Botan.

In the letter the British lawyer wrote: "Their names will never be forgotten,  their words, deeds, ideas will resound for ever, giving hope to uncounted millions of women all over the world, to stand up and fight for their freedom and equality as you have all done for the last 40 years and especially in the last 10.

Here in the UK we send our wamest love to their bereaved families who have lost such heroic women. We pray they will be sustained by the huge respect  their daughters have attracted in so many women's organisations across the globe - too many still struggling with patriarchal oppression, violence, and archaic restrictions on their liberty."

Owen continued: "I have such vivid memories of my two short visits to Rojava and I long to return to learn more so that I can spread the word and also see Turkey's ruler condemned at the international criminal court for war crimes such as this that ended the lives of such exceptional women leaders."