Guerrillas from YJA Star (Free Women’s Troops) drew attention to violence against women in the patriarchal system on the occasion of 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Emphasising that millions of women are subjected to massacre, rape, harassment and violence in the patriarchal system every day, YJA Star guerrillas stated that this brutality against women is made a part of life and is wanted to be legitimised.
Noting that Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan exposed this mentality with his ideology and philosophy and paved the way for women’s struggle for freedom, the guerrillas stated that the women’s army was established on this basis.
Stating that they have assumed a pioneering role in every aspect of life and war, the women guerrillas underlined that systematic violence can only end through the joint organisation and self-defence of women.
The guerrillas said that policies of femicide are being carried out against women in many parts of the world, and that these policies can be overcome through resistance and solidarity.
YJA Star guerrillas underlined that they struggle not only for the women of Kurdistan, but also for every woman who is oppressed and subjected to violence, giving the following message on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November: “YJA Star is an army defending all oppressed women, women in Kurdistan and Turkey in the first place, as well as Afghanistan, India and Europe. We will defeat the invaders with the slogan ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadî’ (Woman, Life, Freedom). We follow the path of selfless women comrades such as Asya, Rûken and Sar, who sacrificed their lives for freedom without a moment’s hesitation. As YJA Star fighters, we will strike a blow to the male-dominated system in every action of ours. We call on all young women to participate in the ranks of YJA Star, to join the life beautified by the Apoist philosophy and to crown the struggle with success.”