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March 7, 2014 Friday
Washington: HON. GARY C. PETERS OF MICHIGAN IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, March 6, 2014
Washington
The Library of Congress, The Government of USA has issued the following Speech:
Mr. PETERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to raise awareness
of the mass murder of Armenians during the state-sponsored pogroms 26
years ago in Sumgait, Azerbaijan. These ethnically motivated mass
killings were an affront to basic human rights and the continued lack
of international recognition and acknowledgment represents a grave
injustice.
Peaceful demonstrations by Armenians of Nagorno Karabakh, who sought
freedom and protested against policies that discriminated against
Armenians, were met with violence against the Armenians of Sumgait,
who were hundreds of miles away, defenseless, and targeted simply
because they were Armenians. Nearby security forces allowed the
violence to continue unabated and turned a blind eye to the horrific
violence directed against Armenian civilians. True democracies must
respect the rights of the minority and the human rights of all
residents.
On July 27, 1988, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed Amendment 2690,
which called upon the Soviet government to ``respect the legitimate
aspirations of the Armenian people'', and noted that ``dozens of
Armenians have been killed and hundreds injured during the recent
unrest.'' The U.S. Senate passed an amendment in July 1988,
acknowledging that even the Soviet authorities had described these
massacres as a `pogrom'.
Today, I remember the victims and ask this body to join me in honoring
their memories.
For more information please visit: http://thomas.loc.gov/
March 7, 2014 Friday
Washington: HON. GARY C. PETERS OF MICHIGAN IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, March 6, 2014
Washington
The Library of Congress, The Government of USA has issued the following Speech:
Mr. PETERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to raise awareness
of the mass murder of Armenians during the state-sponsored pogroms 26
years ago in Sumgait, Azerbaijan. These ethnically motivated mass
killings were an affront to basic human rights and the continued lack
of international recognition and acknowledgment represents a grave
injustice.
Peaceful demonstrations by Armenians of Nagorno Karabakh, who sought
freedom and protested against policies that discriminated against
Armenians, were met with violence against the Armenians of Sumgait,
who were hundreds of miles away, defenseless, and targeted simply
because they were Armenians. Nearby security forces allowed the
violence to continue unabated and turned a blind eye to the horrific
violence directed against Armenian civilians. True democracies must
respect the rights of the minority and the human rights of all
residents.
On July 27, 1988, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed Amendment 2690,
which called upon the Soviet government to ``respect the legitimate
aspirations of the Armenian people'', and noted that ``dozens of
Armenians have been killed and hundreds injured during the recent
unrest.'' The U.S. Senate passed an amendment in July 1988,
acknowledging that even the Soviet authorities had described these
massacres as a `pogrom'.
Today, I remember the victims and ask this body to join me in honoring
their memories.
For more information please visit: http://thomas.loc.gov/