in California dal Governatore Arnold Schwarzenegger..."Giornate della memoria per il genocidio armeno" ...

La settimana tra il 16-26 aprile è stata proclamata in California dal Governatore Arnold Schwarzenegger..."Giornate della memoria per il genocidio armeno" ...
"..è importante ricordare gli orrori del passato per impedire che la storia si ripeta...."
Oggi California è onorata di ospitare una comunità di armeni-americani, la più grande al di fuori dell'Armenia. Questa laboriosa comunità è la testimonianza orgogliosa di sopravvivenza e di determinazione malgrado l'estrema ingiustizia subita....."............


Gov. Schwarzenegger proclaims Days of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide in California
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has proclaimed the week of April 19th through April 26th as “Days of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide.”

“It is important to remember the horrors of the past in order to keep history from repeating itself. The Armenian Genocide was a terrible breach of human rights and an event that has outraged the world. Between 1915 and 1923, 1.5 million innocent Armenians lost their lives at the hands of the Ottoman Empire, and 500,000 more were forced from their homeland.

The atrocities carried out against the Armenian people were grave and unimaginable, as they were subjected to deportation, abduction, torture, starvation and more. And as with any violent conflict, Armenian women and children suffered the worst abuses. The bulk of the Armenian population that was displaced from their homes was forced to escape to neighboring as well as faraway countries. Many fled to the United States.

Today, California is honored to be home to a vibrant Armenian-American population, the largest outside the Republic of Armenia. This thriving community is a proud reminder of survival and determination even in the face of extreme injustice.

As Americans and Californians, it is our duty to raise awareness of the Armenian Genocide and to participate in the remembrance and mourning of the loss of innocent lives,” Schwarzenegger’s proclamation reads.

Panorama.am recalls that Turkey has traditionally rejected the mass killings of 1,5 million Armenians carried out early in the 20th century and always took the criticism of the West painfully. The Armenian Genocide has been recognized by lots of states. It was first recognized by Uruguay in 1965. Later Russia, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Canada, Venezuela, Argentina and the US 42 states did the same. The Armenian Genocide has been recognized also by Vatican, the Council of Europe, the World Council of Churches.

Seta M.