The Peace Council of Turkey will be in the village of Roboski on September 1, International Day of Peace, to demand the disclosure of those responsible for the massacre in late December of 2011, to voice demands for a democratic solution to the Kurdish problem and for the continuity of negotiation process between the authorities of the Turkish state and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).

No military and political authorities have been taken to court so far for the Roboski massacre in which 34 Kurdish civilians were killed with Turkish warplanes on 28 December 2011. Members of the Peace Council of Turkey will be standing by the families of victims on World Peace Day to support Roboski families’ call for justice and peace. Council members will also visit the graveyard of victims.

Giving information about the visit to Roboski, Council activist M. Þirin Tunç said that the delegation would make a press statement to give a message from Roboski on the International Day of Peace. “We mainly demand a democratic and peaceful solution to the Kurdish problem, disclosure of those responsible for the massacre and re-initiation of a dialogue process in a fair way” , said Tunç about the Roboski visit tomorrow.