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Valerie Boyer introduces new bill on criminalization of genocides denial
12:04, 4 September, 2014
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 4, ARMENPRESS: French MP Valerie Boyer has
introduced a bill, which considers imposing criminal punishment upon
the deniers of the 20th century's genocides and crimes committed
against humanity. As reports Armenpress, Nouvelles d'Armenie stated
about this.
Valerie Boyer does not consider it fair that France has officially
recognized both the Armenian genocide and the Holocaust, whereas only
the denial of the Holocaust is criminally punishable.
"The issue of the Eastern Christians of Iraq, which United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon qualifies as crime against humanity,
certifies about the urgency of adopting the bill on criminalization of
the denial of all the genocides and crimes committed against humanity.
The bill on denial needs urgent adoption," said Valerie Boyer,
stressing that the new bill suggested by her will help to avoid the
deadlock, which threatened the previous bill in consequence of
the decision of the Constitutional Court.
"The text of the new bill is universal, as it defends all the
genocides, which are recognized by the French government and
corresponds to human rights. The bill will soon be available in the
official site of the National Council," she said.
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/774944/valerie-boyer-introduces-new-bill-on-criminalization-of-genocides-denial.html
12:04, 4 September, 2014
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 4, ARMENPRESS: French MP Valerie Boyer has
introduced a bill, which considers imposing criminal punishment upon
the deniers of the 20th century's genocides and crimes committed
against humanity. As reports Armenpress, Nouvelles d'Armenie stated
about this.
Valerie Boyer does not consider it fair that France has officially
recognized both the Armenian genocide and the Holocaust, whereas only
the denial of the Holocaust is criminally punishable.
"The issue of the Eastern Christians of Iraq, which United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon qualifies as crime against humanity,
certifies about the urgency of adopting the bill on criminalization of
the denial of all the genocides and crimes committed against humanity.
The bill on denial needs urgent adoption," said Valerie Boyer,
stressing that the new bill suggested by her will help to avoid the
deadlock, which threatened the previous bill in consequence of
the decision of the Constitutional Court.
"The text of the new bill is universal, as it defends all the
genocides, which are recognized by the French government and
corresponds to human rights. The bill will soon be available in the
official site of the National Council," she said.
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/774944/valerie-boyer-introduces-new-bill-on-criminalization-of-genocides-denial.html