In a statement released today, Tuesday, the KWU said, "This is the first time that a senior government official has taken such a historic and bold step to support women's issues and reduce violence and openly say that if I am alone, I will follow these events and not allow them to be forgotten."


On his Facebook page, Kurdistan region deputy prime minister Qubad Talabani wrote an opinion titled "Snakes and Ladders " and said he would keep talking to all relevant authorities and persons concerned with femicide, but still obstacles remain. 


Qubad Talabani is now heading a movement to raise awareness about the dangers of femicide and bring to justice criminals convicted of femicide but still at large. The DPM has begun a wide-ranging initiative that tries to get the government, local authorities and civil society organizations closer together to fight and eradicate femicide in the Kurdistan region. 


Talabani began his Facebook post by narrating a femicide case. After months of endeavors by the security forces to bring to justice a murdered woman, the court brought everything back to square one when it acquitted the criminal.


He concludes, "this war is like a game of snakes and lizards. A snake will bring you down when you think you have taken a few steps with a lizard. We will not let the killers be at large, and we will keep reminding people how disgraced they are. Let God bear my witness; Even if I am alone, I will keep following you. Referring to femicide criminals.