An appeal signed by a number of politicians, intellectuals, scientists, philosophers, journalists, artists, lawyers and human rights organisations worldwide has called for urgent action for the Kobanê town of West Kurdistan, Rojava, under attack by inhumane ISIS gangs.

130 well-known individuals and institutions signing the appeal have also called for the organisation of a Global Rally against ISIS- for Kobanê and for humanity- in all world countries at 2pm on 1 November 2014.

The appeal for Kobanê recalled that ISIS had launched a major multi-front military campaign against the Kurdish region of Kobanê in northern Syria, as the third ISIS onslaught on Kobanê since March 2014, and were attacking with larger forces and want to take Kobanê after being unsuccessful on the two previous occasions.

Noting that the Turkish border is to the north of Kobanê and all the other sides are surrounded by ISIS-controlled territories, the appeal said; “The ISIS has approached the Kobanê borders, using US made heavy weapons. Hundreds of thousands of civilians are threatened by the most brutal genocide in modern history. The people of Kobanê are trying to resist using basic weapons against the most brutal attacks of ISIS terrorists, with only the assistance of People’s Protection Unit in Western-Kurdistan, the YPG and YPJ, but without any international help.”

Therefore -it added- a Global Rally against ISIS – for Kobanê - for Humanity is vital.

The appeal also pointed out that the so-called international coalition to fight the ISIS, have not helped Kurdish resistance effectively despite witnessing the ongoing genocide committed against Kobanê, and have not fulfilled their real international legal obligations. “Some of the countries in the coalition, especially Turkey, are among financial and military supporters of the ISIS terrorists in Iraq and Syria", it added.

The appeal also underlined that: “If the world wants democracy in the Middle East, it should support the Kurdish resistance in Kobanê. Democratic autonomy in Rojava promises a free future for all peoples in Syria. In this regard, the “Rojava Model” - the secular, non-sectarian, democratic position in Rojava is the model which practices unity in diversity.”

Remarking that it is high time to give the global players the reason to believe otherwise, the signatories said they encouraged people all over the world to show their solidarity with Kobanê, to go to the streets and demonstrate to support the resistance against ISIS.

The signatories of the appeal for Kobanê include Prof Noam Chomsky-US; Adolfo Perez Esquivel, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 1980-Argentina; Luisa Morgantini - Former Vice President of EP-Italy; Margaret Owen O.B.E, human rights lawyer-UK, Prof Michael Günter, EU Turkey Civic Commission (EUTCC)-US; Peter Tatchell, Director, Peter Tatchell Foundation-UK; Fabio Amato, Foreign Representative of the PRC Party and Secretariat of the European Left-Italy; Nora Cortinas, Human rights activist, co-founder of the Mayo's Square Mothers-Argentina; Maria Augusta Calle, President of the Commission on Sovereignty and International Relations of the National Assembly-Ecuador.