Diaspora Confederation Urges Kurdistanis To Respect Host Nations Laws
Kurdistani Diaspora Confederation urges Kurdistanis abroad to follow host countries’ laws and avoid unrest, while thanking nations that gave them refuge.
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - The Kurdistani Diaspora Confederation (KDC) called on Kurdistanis living abroad to act with “the utmost vigilance and responsibility” and to strictly follow the laws of their host countries, in a statement on Friday.
“We urge everyone to strictly adhere to the constitutions, laws, and regulations of their host countries, and to refrain entirely from engaging in any acts of unrest or public disturbance,” the confederation said in the statement addressed to Kurdistani communities across the diaspora.
The KDC said it was making the appeal “amid the challenges, tensions, and unrest that have surfaced in parts of Europe.”
The confederation also thanked the countries that took in Kurdistanis. It said that when the nation endured a history marked by suffering and displacement, nations across Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia, and elsewhere “extended their humanitarian embrace.” They provided a safe haven, it said, that allowed Kurdistanis to rebuild a life of dignity under the protection of law and democracy.
“On behalf of the entire diaspora, we at the Kurdistani Diaspora Confederation express our deepest gratitude and boundless appreciation to the peoples and governments of these host nations,” the statement said. It added that the people of Kurdistan “remain steadfast in their loyalty and appreciation for those who opened their doors during our darkest days.”
The KDC said the standing of the Kurdistani community “has always been defined by a commitment to peace, stability, and civic responsibility.”
“The best way to demonstrate our gratitude to our host nations is to actively uphold public safety and the rule of law, not to contribute to instability,” the statement concluded.