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UN Questions Turkey on the Fate Forcibly Deported Armenians During Genocide

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June 21, 2019
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Armenian Missionary Association of America is a non-profit charitable organization that serves as the missionary arm of Armenian Evangelical churches
Armenian Missionary Association of America is a non-profit charitable organization that serves as the missionary arm of Armenian Evangelical churches

Recently the Holy See of Etchmiadzin, the Great House of Cilicia, Armenian Evangelical World Council, the Armenian Missionary Association of America and the AGBU together welcomed an effort by various bodies of the United Nations, which called for a probe into the fate of millions of Armenians who were forcibly deported by the Ottoman Empire. Below is the text of the announcement.

Guided by pan-Armenian interests on behalf of our respective organizations and institutions, we welcome the joint action of multiple human rights bodies. The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, and the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, which, in the framework of their mandates, addressed a Joint Allegation Letter to the Government of the Republic of Turkey.

This Joint Allegation marks an important step in the process of demanding from the Republic of Turkey to come to terms with the past, and primarily to fulfill its duty of investigation and to ensure the right of victims to the truth, justice, and reparations.

It stresses the alleging violations attributable to Turkey in relation to the tragic events that affected the Armenian minority from 1915 to 1923, and their consequences for the population concerned.

It expresses concern at the reported Turkish State denial, at the legislation restraining freedom of opinion and of expression related to some wording, and ensuing lack of progress in establishing the truth and ensuring justice for the forcible deportation of Armenians between 1915 and 1923, which resulted in massive suffering, ill-treatment and deaths.

It also emphasizes that this situation affects the dignity of victims and of their descendants.

The Mandates holders solicited the observations of the Government of Republic of Turkey concerning the submitted allegation, in particular:

  1. What measures has Turkey taken to establish the facts, including the fate or whereabouts of Armenians who were subjected to forced internal displacement, detention, extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances during the period of 1915 – 1923?
  2. What measures have been taken to ensure the right of victims and of society as a whole to know the truth about these events, and to ensure the right of victims to justice and reparations for the damage suffered?
  3. What measures have been taken to locate, insofar as possible, the bodies of Armenians who died as a result of these events?
  4. To provide information about the reasons for the adoption of the 2017 legislation preventing lawmakers from making certain expressions. To explain how this is compatible with international human rights law, in particular with article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
  5. To provide detailed information about the cases in which Article 301 of the Criminal Code has been applied to punish individuals for statements made alleging crimes against Armenians.

The Government of Turkey, on May 17, bluntly refused to answer those questions by UN human rights mechanisms.

We praise the special procedures engaged by the WGEID and the two Special Rapporteurs and we support the pursuit of this unprecedented and important process.

While this effort is not a substitute for genocide recognition or full and adequate reparations for the mass atrocities and confiscations of properties suffered by the Armenians during this period, actions by the relevant United Nations human rights organs would constitute significant steps toward the disclosure of the truth and redress for this open wound on humanity.

Holy See of Etchmiadzin—His Holiness Karekin II (Vagharshapat, Republic of Armenia)
Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia—His Holiness Aram I (Antelias, Republic of Lebanon)
Armenian Evangelical World Council (USA)
Armenian General Benevolent Union (USA)
Armenian Missionary Association of America (USA)

The full text of the Joint Allegation letter is available online.

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  1. joe says:
    3 years ago

    All those questions asked of Turkey are rhetorical. They know exactly the answer. Modern Turkey has created a militaristic amnesia state as official policy to anything 1915-1923.. because the truth means the end of Turkey: That the Turks are a hegemonic race, specifically the Young Turk Regime of Talaat and Enver, and lets not forget the criminal Abdul Hamid, responsible for hundreds of thousands of Armenian deaths via the Hamidian massacres, who concocted the destruction, theft AND CURRENT OCCUPATION of the Armenian Nation. They don’t belong there. Its that simple..Turks are invaders occupiers who’s original home is the Asian foothills. After 100 years, Armenians are still begging the international community to wishfully, fruitlessly come to our aid. What nonsense. We have nuclear technology. Create a few dozen war heads and destroy the Turkish Nation if necessary. That’s the answer. Please understand: The Turks still want to destroy the Armenians in every way possible to rid the “burden of their crime” and will do so in a heart beat and the international community will again do NOTHING. Armenia needs to indoctrinate another 100-200k diaspora soldiers as well. The next Azeri war, and there will be one, will have Turks directly fighting from Nakichivan. BE PREPARED. The Armenian Genocide isn’t over. It continues today..

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