The Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia Ms.
Anahit Manasyan's message on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide
“Today the civilized world commemorates the holy victims
of the first genocide of the 20th century, Mets Yeghern.
At the beginning of the last century, Armenians living in
Ottoman Turkey were subjected to organized mass crimes: brutal murders, forced
displacement, and inhuman suffering.
Despite the continuous improvement of frameworks for the
protection of human rights, the rights of people who have been forcibly
displaced from their native homes and subjected inhuman suffering have not been
restored yet.
It should be borne in mind that the impunity for such
acts regrettably gives rise to new crimes. There are numerous examples in the
world confirming this fact. In 2023, we witnessed the forced displacement of
the entire Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh and various manifestations
of crimes, cruelty, and ill-treatment against them. Unfortunately, even today,
ethnic hatred, including the policy of Armenophobia, which forms a fertile
ground for genocide and crimes against humanity, is still a reality.
I emphasize that
it is necessary to unite all efforts to prevent similar crimes in the modern
civilized world and implement proper policies in that direction.
The implementation of effective structures to combat such
crimes should be on the agenda of each of us.
The crime of genocide has no and cannot have any
justification. It has irreversible consequences for all of humanity and the
entire system of human rights protection.
Today we bow our heads in remembrance of the holy victims
of the Armenian Genocide and reaffirm our commitment to condemning the crime,
restoring justice, and preventing similar acts.”
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