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RENEWED DRIVE FOR SENATE RECOGNITION OF GENOCIDE TO BE LAUNCHED
Armenian Weekly
March 16, 2012
Bipartisan Genocide-Prevention Measure Seeks to Apply Lessons of
Armenian Genocide in Preventing Future Crimes Against Humanity
WASHINGTON-Senators Bob Menendez, fresh off blocking the flawed
nomination of Matt Bryza to a full term as Ambassador to Azerbaijan,
and Mark Kirk, who came to the Senate last year after serving as
Co-Chairman of the Armenian Caucus in the U.S. House, are set to
introduce the Armenian Genocide Resolution, reported the Armenian
National Committee of America (ANCA).
The two Senators are currently collecting original cosponsors for
the genocide-prevention measure, which will, upon introduction,
be referred to the Foreign Relations Committee, chaired by John
Kerry (D-Mass.). The resolution is being introduced during a closely
contested election year, amid increasingly strained relations between
Turkey and many of its former friends on Capitol Hill.
Armenian Americans and anti-genocide activists are encouraged
to contact their Senators to become original cosponsors of this
legislation by sending a free ANCA WebMail at:
http://www.anca.org/action_alerts/action_disp.php?aaid=61096916
"We extend our thanks to Senators Menendez and Kirk for their
leadership in putting America on the right side of this human rights
issue," said Aram Hamparian, Executive Director of the ANCA. "We look
forward to supporting their efforts to ensure that our leaders - in
the White House and Congress - reject Turkey's gag-rule on American
recognition of the Armenian Genocide. No one - ally or adversary -
deserves a veto on U.S. human rights policy."
Parallel to this effort, Reps. Robert Dold (R-Ill.) and Adam Schiff
(D-Calif.) have offered a nearly identical measure, S.Res.304, in
the U.S. House, and Senators Scott Brown (R-Mass.), Dianne Feinstein
(D-Calif.), and Mark Kirk have introduced S.Res.392, the Senate version
of a religious freedom measure that was adopted last December, in
the U.S. House calling upon Turkey to return stolen Christian church
properties to their rightful owners.
Armenian Weekly
March 16, 2012
Bipartisan Genocide-Prevention Measure Seeks to Apply Lessons of
Armenian Genocide in Preventing Future Crimes Against Humanity
WASHINGTON-Senators Bob Menendez, fresh off blocking the flawed
nomination of Matt Bryza to a full term as Ambassador to Azerbaijan,
and Mark Kirk, who came to the Senate last year after serving as
Co-Chairman of the Armenian Caucus in the U.S. House, are set to
introduce the Armenian Genocide Resolution, reported the Armenian
National Committee of America (ANCA).
The two Senators are currently collecting original cosponsors for
the genocide-prevention measure, which will, upon introduction,
be referred to the Foreign Relations Committee, chaired by John
Kerry (D-Mass.). The resolution is being introduced during a closely
contested election year, amid increasingly strained relations between
Turkey and many of its former friends on Capitol Hill.
Armenian Americans and anti-genocide activists are encouraged
to contact their Senators to become original cosponsors of this
legislation by sending a free ANCA WebMail at:
http://www.anca.org/action_alerts/action_disp.php?aaid=61096916
"We extend our thanks to Senators Menendez and Kirk for their
leadership in putting America on the right side of this human rights
issue," said Aram Hamparian, Executive Director of the ANCA. "We look
forward to supporting their efforts to ensure that our leaders - in
the White House and Congress - reject Turkey's gag-rule on American
recognition of the Armenian Genocide. No one - ally or adversary -
deserves a veto on U.S. human rights policy."
Parallel to this effort, Reps. Robert Dold (R-Ill.) and Adam Schiff
(D-Calif.) have offered a nearly identical measure, S.Res.304, in
the U.S. House, and Senators Scott Brown (R-Mass.), Dianne Feinstein
(D-Calif.), and Mark Kirk have introduced S.Res.392, the Senate version
of a religious freedom measure that was adopted last December, in
the U.S. House calling upon Turkey to return stolen Christian church
properties to their rightful owners.