A conference titled 'Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, Peace and Stability for the World' organized by the Kurdish Human Rights Working Group and the Syria Freedom for Öcalan Initiative has started in Cape Town, South Africa. Representatives of numerous groups from North Kurdistan, North-East Syria and South Africa are attending the two-day conference.

South African National Congress Spokesperson Cameron Dugmore, South African Communist Party Representative Solli Mbella, South African Trade Unions Congress Spokesperson Meloyn de Bruyn, Syria Freedom for Öcalan Initiative Spokesperson Ferzende Munzur and South African Kurdish Human Rights Working Group Co-Chair Mahmoud Patel delivered opening speeches.

The importance of Öcalan's physical freedom for the solution to the Kurdish question and world peace are being discussed at the conference which has attracted intensive attention.