Dialogues held on constitutional process in Syria’s Kobani
KOBANI, Syria (North Press) – On Saturday, the Berchav Organization held a dialogue session in the city of Kobani in the presence of representatives of political parties, civil society organizations, women’s and human rights organizations, and independents, as part of a series of seminars held by the organization to discuss the Syrian constitution.
“The interactive dialogue aims to discuss the Syrian constitution, and the most prominent challenges facing the constitutional process,” Jihan Ahmed, an official at Berchav, told North Press.
“The organization is working to communicate ideas, proposals, and visions that are being discussed during the sessions to present them as proposals and recommendations to the Syrian Constitutional Committee, with the aim of reaching a Syrian constitution that represents all components of the Syrian society,” Ahmed added.
Ahmed pointed out that “The organization aims to involve the elites of the society by conveying their voices and ideas to the Constitutional Committee to enhance the role of local communities in shaping the country’s future.”
She stated that “Berchav has organized similar sessions in the cities of Derik and Rimelan, and it will work on organizing similar sessions in the city of Manbij.”
“Holding such dialogues is considered necessary and must be held on a large scale to represent all the political components and parties and everyone involved in public political affairs,” said political activist Mustafa Atti.
“The current Constitutional Committee and the Syrian political platforms do not represent the Syrian public, in terms of number or proportion, nor in terms of representation and specialization,” Atti added.
“The Syrian people must be represented in the Constitutional Committee according to the proportion of their presence in Syria,” according to Atti.
“The Kurdish community accounts for 15 percent of the Syrian people, while the Kurdish representation does not exceed 1 percent, noting that the same problem can be said about the other components of the Syrian people,” said Atti.
Atti noted that “There are minorities who are not represented within the Syrian Constitutional Committee.”