Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan - Main Principles

Main Principles

-PDKI struggles to safeguard Iran’s independence, and establish a democratic government in Iran to obtain the rights of the Kurdish people in Iranian Kurdistan to self-determination -“The attainment of Kurdish national rights within a democratic federal republic of Iran” is PDKI’s strategic objective -PDKI rejects all acts of terrorism -PDKI believes in the separation of state and religion -PDKI adheres to all the international human rights and humanitarian law, including but not limited to, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

PDKI has political presence in Europe, North America and Australia where PDKI chapters and representatives are in regular contact with government officials, NGOs and humanitarian organizations. PDKI is a consultive member of the Socialist International (SI). The SI is the worldwide organisation of social democratic, socialist and labour parties. It currently brings together 162 political parties and organisations from all continents. PDKI is also a member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO). UNPO is an international, nonviolent, and democratic membership organisation. Its members are indigenous peoples, minorities, and unrecognised or occupied territories who have joined together to protect and promote their human and cultural rights, to preserve their environments, and to find nonviolent solutions to conflicts which affect them. PDKI, is also a founding member of Congress of Nationalities for federal Iran (CNFI). CNFI believes that a federalist system of government in Iran on the basis of nationality and geography is the only political mechanism that is enduring, and allows all Iranian nationalities to realize their aspirations and exercise self-rule in the framework of a free, united and democratic Iran. CNFI has currently 17 constituent member organizations of all nationalities including Turks, Kurds, Baluchis, Arabs, Turkmens. PDKI is also a signatory to the Geneva Call, an impartial humanitarian organization founded in 2000 and dedicated to engaging of non-state actors towards compliance with laws of war and norms, consistent with common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions. Committed to its principles of non-violence, democracy, freedom and self-determination, PDKI has been declared a banned Party in Iran by the regime of Islamic Republic of Iran; therefore, PDKI’s headquarters, leadership and cadres are currently stationed in Iraqi Kurdistan. The International Relations Bureau of the Party is located in France (Paris); the foreign relations representatives are in regular contact with political and diplomatic cores.