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Genocide issues are examined in Geneva
news.am
July 06, 2012 | 10:30
Within the framework of the 20th UN Human Rights Council session held
in Geneva, Switzerland, and event was organized on June 19 to study
the Council's important role in the use of the principle of the
responsibility to protect.
During the discussions Armenia's delegation made a statement, whereby
it underscored this principle in the human security system.
It noted that the Armenian people survived the 20th century's first
genocide, which claimed the lives of 1.5 million Armenians, and this
is why Armenia salutes any effort toward preventing crimes against
humanity. And as a positive example for such effort, the Armenian
delegation pointed to the Armenian Genocide's recognition by dozens of
countries, which is as a result of cooperation between Armenia and the
Armenian diaspora.
Also, the delegation noted that massacring of 1.5 million Armenians is
a failure of a state's principle to protect its own population while
the surviving of 2.5 million Armenians and the existence of Armenia,
Armenian diaspora, and Armenian people are a success of the
international community's commitment to protect.
An on June 20, a working discussion was held devoted to the memory of
Raphael Lemkin, who had coined the word `genocide.'
Armenia's delegation made a statement during these discussions, too,
and pointed to Lemkin's invaluable role in genocide prevention.
Also, Lemkin's following words were recalled: `We forget too quickly.
Yesterday, the victims were `only' Armenians; today, `only' the
Jews - but also Poles and other European peoples. And who will be
tomorrow?'
Armenia's delegation noted that the country's president bestows awards
to those who have contributed to genocide prevention, and the Armenian
Genocide Museum-Institute allocates scholarships for Armenian Genocide
studies.
In response, the Turkish delegation voiced its approach which,
however, was accepted negatively by those present, who assessed it as
a response to Raphael Lemkin, and not to the Armenian delegation.
news.am
July 06, 2012 | 10:30
Within the framework of the 20th UN Human Rights Council session held
in Geneva, Switzerland, and event was organized on June 19 to study
the Council's important role in the use of the principle of the
responsibility to protect.
During the discussions Armenia's delegation made a statement, whereby
it underscored this principle in the human security system.
It noted that the Armenian people survived the 20th century's first
genocide, which claimed the lives of 1.5 million Armenians, and this
is why Armenia salutes any effort toward preventing crimes against
humanity. And as a positive example for such effort, the Armenian
delegation pointed to the Armenian Genocide's recognition by dozens of
countries, which is as a result of cooperation between Armenia and the
Armenian diaspora.
Also, the delegation noted that massacring of 1.5 million Armenians is
a failure of a state's principle to protect its own population while
the surviving of 2.5 million Armenians and the existence of Armenia,
Armenian diaspora, and Armenian people are a success of the
international community's commitment to protect.
An on June 20, a working discussion was held devoted to the memory of
Raphael Lemkin, who had coined the word `genocide.'
Armenia's delegation made a statement during these discussions, too,
and pointed to Lemkin's invaluable role in genocide prevention.
Also, Lemkin's following words were recalled: `We forget too quickly.
Yesterday, the victims were `only' Armenians; today, `only' the
Jews - but also Poles and other European peoples. And who will be
tomorrow?'
Armenia's delegation noted that the country's president bestows awards
to those who have contributed to genocide prevention, and the Armenian
Genocide Museum-Institute allocates scholarships for Armenian Genocide
studies.
In response, the Turkish delegation voiced its approach which,
however, was accepted negatively by those present, who assessed it as
a response to Raphael Lemkin, and not to the Armenian delegation.