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38TH FIDH CONGRESS CALLS UPON THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY RECOGNISE THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
19:38, 5 June, 2013
Proposed by Civil Society Institute (Armenia), Human Rights Association
and Turkish Foundation for Human Rights (Turkey) Following the
resolution of the 37th FIDH Congress held in Yerevan, Armenia in April
2010 and as a result of the endeavours of the human rights NGOs from
Armenia and Turkey that was started during the Yerevan Congress,
Considering the unwavering historical position on the issue of the
Armenian genocide, and the most welcome progress recently made in
Turkey to facilitate open, unimpeded discussion about this issue;
Considering the numerous appeals made by the Turkish civil society
including political figures, NGOs, academics, Intellectuals,
Journalists, etc. for establishing truth and justice on the Armenian
genocide;
The 38th FIDH congress, held from 23 to 27 May 2013 in Istanbul,
Turkey: calls upon the Government of the Republic of Turkey, on the
eve of 100th anniversary of the genocide and in commemoration of its
victims, to:
· recognise the Armenian genocide organised and executed by the
Young Turks Government under the Ottoman Empire in the beginning of
the 20th century; · stop blockading the Republic of Armenia without
any preconditions and initiate immediate steps towards establishing
diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turke
19:38, 5 June, 2013
Proposed by Civil Society Institute (Armenia), Human Rights Association
and Turkish Foundation for Human Rights (Turkey) Following the
resolution of the 37th FIDH Congress held in Yerevan, Armenia in April
2010 and as a result of the endeavours of the human rights NGOs from
Armenia and Turkey that was started during the Yerevan Congress,
Considering the unwavering historical position on the issue of the
Armenian genocide, and the most welcome progress recently made in
Turkey to facilitate open, unimpeded discussion about this issue;
Considering the numerous appeals made by the Turkish civil society
including political figures, NGOs, academics, Intellectuals,
Journalists, etc. for establishing truth and justice on the Armenian
genocide;
The 38th FIDH congress, held from 23 to 27 May 2013 in Istanbul,
Turkey: calls upon the Government of the Republic of Turkey, on the
eve of 100th anniversary of the genocide and in commemoration of its
victims, to:
· recognise the Armenian genocide organised and executed by the
Young Turks Government under the Ottoman Empire in the beginning of
the 20th century; · stop blockading the Republic of Armenia without
any preconditions and initiate immediate steps towards establishing
diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turke