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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS There is general agreement among Western historians that the events constitute genocide. Several international organizations have conducted studies of the events, each in turn determining that the term "genocide" aptly describes "the Ottoman massacre of Armenians in 1915-1916."[http://www.ictj.org/en/news/coverage/article/935.html] Among the organizations asserting this conclusion are the .[http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=International_Center_for_Transitional_Justice http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=International_Center_for_Transitional_Justice][http://www.ictj.org/en/news/coverage/article/935.html] In 2007, The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity produced a letter signed by 53 organization also asserted that Turkish acknowledgement of the Armenian Genocide would create no legal "basis for reparations or territorial claims", anticipating Turkish anxieties that it could prompt financial or territorial claims.[http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/PressReleases/TA_Press_Release.pdf] NATIONS AND STATES Although there has been much academic recognition of the Armenian Genocide, this has not always been followed by governments and media. Many governments, including the United States , the United Kingdom , Israel , Ukraine , and Georgia , do not officially use the word genocide to describe these events. Although there is no federal recognition of the Armenian Genocide, 40 of the 50 U.S. states recognize the events of 1915 to 1917 as genocide.The 40 states of the United States recognizing the Armenian Genocide are Alaska , Arizona , Arkansas , California , Colorado , Connecticut , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Idaho , Illinois , Kansas , Louisiana , Maine , Maryland , Massachusetts , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , Montana , Nebraska , Nevada , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New Mexico , New York , North Carolina , North Dakota , Ohio , Oklahoma , Oregon , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , South Carolina , Tennessee , Utah , Vermont , Virginia , Washington and Wisconsin from the Armenian National Committee of America In recent years, parliaments of several countries, including France and Switzerland, have formally recognized the event as genocide. Turkish Entry Talks With The European Union were met with a number of calls to consider the event as Genocide ,123 though it never became a precondition. Countries officially recognizing the Armenian Genocide include Argentina 4, Armenia 5, Austria 6, Belgium 7, Canada 8, Chile 9, Cyprus , France , Greece , Italy , Lebanon , Lithuania , The Netherlands , Poland 10, Russia , Slovakia , Sweden , Switzerland , Uruguay , Vatican City and Venezuela . Although part of the United Kingdom, Wales also officially recognizes the Armenian Genocide. The Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec recognize the Armenian Genocide independently of their federal government.11 The Parliament of the State of New South Wales , Australia passed a resolution acknowledging and condemning the Armenian Genocide in 1997.12 .]] Many newspapers for a long time would not use the word ''genocide'' without disclaimers such as "alleged" and many continue to do so. A number of those policies have since been reversed.13 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS In September 2004 President Mohammad Khatami of Iran visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial at Tsitsernakaberd in Yerevan. OurArarat.com - "International Affirmation And Recognition Of The Armenian Genocide" On June 15 , 2005 the German Bundestag passed a resolution that "honors and commemorates the victims of violence, murder and expulsion among the Armenian people before and during the First World War". The German resolution mentions that "many independent historians, parliaments and international organizations describe the expulsion and annihilation of the Armenians as genocide", but stops short of doing so itself. It also contains an apology for any German responsibility. Bundestag resolution In 2006 the French parliament submitted a bill to create a law that would punish any person denying the Armenian genocide with up to 5 years of imprisonment and a fine of , Hrant Dink , former French President Jacques Chirac and U.S. diplomat Daniel Fried .http://www.internethaber.com/news_detail.php?id=47327http://www.zaman.com/?bl=international&trh=20041219&alt=&syf=butun On 10th May 2006, the Bulgarian Government rejected a bill on recognition of the Armenian Genocide.http://www.panarmenian.net/news/eng/?nid=17162 This came after Emel Etem Toşkova , the Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria and one of the leaders of the MRF , the main Turkish party in Bulgaria, declared that her party would walk out of the coalition government if the bill was passed. The bill itself was brought forward by the nationalist Ataka party. International bodies that recognise the Armenian genocide include the European Parliament , the Council Of Europe , the Union Of American Hebrew Congregations , the World Council Of Churches and the Permanent Peoples' Tribunal . On 2006 16 This requirement was later dropped on 27 September 2006 by the general assembly of the European Parliament by 429 votes in favor to 71 against, with 125 abstentions.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/Europe/5385954.stm On September 26 , 2006 , the two largest political parties in The Netherlands , Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and the Labour Party (PvdA), removed three Turkish-Dutch candidates for the 2006 General Election , because they either denied or refused to publicly declare that the Armenian Genocide had happened. The magazine HP/De Tijd reported that the number 2 of the PvdA list of candidates, Nebahat Albayrak (who was born in Turkey and is of Turkish descent) had acknowledged that the term "genocide" was appropriate to describe the events. Albayrak denied having said this and accused the press of putting words in her mouth, saying that "I'm not a politician that will trample my identity. I've always defended the same views everywhere with regard to the 'genocide'".http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=56157 It was reported that a large section of the Turkish minority were considering boycotting the elections.17 Netherlands' Turkish minority numbers 365,000 people, out of which 235,000 are eligible to vote. On November 29 , 2006 , the lower house of Argentina's parliament adopted a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide. The bill was overwhelmingly adopted by the assembly and declared April 24th, the international day of remembrance for the Armenian genocide as an official "day of mutual tolerance and respect" among peoples around the world. On July 17 , 2006 , the Brazil ian state of Ceará became the second state after São Paulo to ratify a bill recognizing the Armenian Genocide. On March 8 , 2007 , Turkish nationalist Doğu Perinçek became the first person convicted by a court of law for denying the Armenian Genocide, found guilty by a Swiss district court in Lausanne . Perinçek appealed the verdict.18 On April 20 , 2007 , the Basque Parliament approved an institutional declaration recognizing the Armenian Genocide. The Basque Parliament included 6 articles where it affirms the authenticity of the Armenian Genocide and declares sympathy to the Armenians, while at the same time denouncing Turkey's negation of the genocide and its economic blockade imposed on Armenia.19 On , August 22, 2007. REFERENCES |
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