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ISRAELI REPRESENTATIVES TO ADDRESS FORUM ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE 90-TH
ANNIVERSARY
14.04.2005 03:46
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Ultimate Crime, Ultimate Challenges: Genocide and Human
Rights international forum devoted to the 90-th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide will be held in Yerevan April 20-21. The event is organized by the
National Commission for the Commemoration of the 90-th Anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide, Regnum news agency reported. Armenian President Robert
Kocharian and Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II will address the forum
opening. Former President of Poland Lech Walesa, as well as Juan Mendez (New
York), the United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide
President of the International Center for Transitional Justice will address
the conference. The agenda includes 5 sessions: the Desecration of Human
Rights, Past and Present, the Ultimate Crime, Prevention and Action,
Ultimate Challenge: Truth, Reconciliation, and Transitional Justice,
Turkish-Armenian Relations: Divided by History United by Geography. William
Schabas (Galway) Director of the Irish Human Rights Center, National
University of Ireland will deliver a report titled Crimes against Humanity
in International Law. Alfred de Zayas, Former Secretary, UN Human Rights
Commission, Visiting Professor of Law; Secretary-General, PEN Centre,
Geneva, Switzerland will make a report on the Human Rights and International
Law, Genocide Denial as Continued Repression of Human Rights report will be
made by Israel Charny (Jerusalem) Executive Director, Institute on the
Holocaust and Genocide, Professor of Psychology and Family Therapy, Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, Yossi Sarid (Jerusalem), Member of the Israeli
Knesset, Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, and Education and Culture
Committee; Chair, Meretz Movement will speak on Jewish People's Obligations
to Other Victims, while Yair Auron (Jerusalem), the Open University of
Israel and Kibbutzim College of Education - on the Pain of Knowledge;
Reflections on Holocaust and Genocide Issues in Education. Many other
scientists and guest from the U.S., Canada, Denmark, Armenia, France will
also appear at the meeting, Jewish.ru reported.
ISRAELI REPRESENTATIVES TO ADDRESS FORUM ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE 90-TH
ANNIVERSARY
14.04.2005 03:46
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Ultimate Crime, Ultimate Challenges: Genocide and Human
Rights international forum devoted to the 90-th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide will be held in Yerevan April 20-21. The event is organized by the
National Commission for the Commemoration of the 90-th Anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide, Regnum news agency reported. Armenian President Robert
Kocharian and Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II will address the forum
opening. Former President of Poland Lech Walesa, as well as Juan Mendez (New
York), the United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide
President of the International Center for Transitional Justice will address
the conference. The agenda includes 5 sessions: the Desecration of Human
Rights, Past and Present, the Ultimate Crime, Prevention and Action,
Ultimate Challenge: Truth, Reconciliation, and Transitional Justice,
Turkish-Armenian Relations: Divided by History United by Geography. William
Schabas (Galway) Director of the Irish Human Rights Center, National
University of Ireland will deliver a report titled Crimes against Humanity
in International Law. Alfred de Zayas, Former Secretary, UN Human Rights
Commission, Visiting Professor of Law; Secretary-General, PEN Centre,
Geneva, Switzerland will make a report on the Human Rights and International
Law, Genocide Denial as Continued Repression of Human Rights report will be
made by Israel Charny (Jerusalem) Executive Director, Institute on the
Holocaust and Genocide, Professor of Psychology and Family Therapy, Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, Yossi Sarid (Jerusalem), Member of the Israeli
Knesset, Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, and Education and Culture
Committee; Chair, Meretz Movement will speak on Jewish People's Obligations
to Other Victims, while Yair Auron (Jerusalem), the Open University of
Israel and Kibbutzim College of Education - on the Pain of Knowledge;
Reflections on Holocaust and Genocide Issues in Education. Many other
scientists and guest from the U.S., Canada, Denmark, Armenia, France will
also appear at the meeting, Jewish.ru reported.