Armenian Genocide Reparations Study Group
RESOLUTION WITH JUSTICE – Reparations for the Armenian Genocide
Ermeni Soykırımı Tazminat Çalışma Grubu (ESTÇG) bugün, “ADİL ÇÖZÜM — ERMENİ SOYKIRIMI İÇİN TAZMİNAT” başlıklı nihai raporunun (Giriş ve Yönetici Özeti) Türkçe versiyonunu yayımladı. Rapor, Ermeni Soykırımı hakkında açılan tazminat davasının hukuki, tarihi, siyasi ve etik boyutlarına dair kapsamlı bir analiz sunuyor.
BY HARUT SASSOUNIAN
PUBLISHER, THE CALIFORNIA COURIER
The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia (headquartered in Antelias, Lebanon) filed a lawsuit on April 25, 2015, against the government of Turkey seeking the return of its historic seat in Sis (present-day Kozan district of the Adana Province) which was confiscated in 1921.
The first of its kind lawsuit was filed in the Constitutional Court of the Turkish Republic because the claim raised issues of property rights that lower courts would not have jurisdiction to overturn the maze of laws adopted by Turkey in 1915 and succeeding years. At the recommendation of the Justice Ministry of Turkey, the Constitutional Court referred the Armenian Church lawsuit to the lower courts. The lawyers for the Catholicosate of Cilicia, however, decided to appeal the case directly to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France, on December 8, 2016.
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WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—The Armenian Weekly will present “The Universality of Translating Reparations for Mass Violence,” an evening with Dr. Henry C. Theriault and Alejandra Patricia Karamanian, on Nov. 1, at the Armenian American Social Club (Papken Suni agoump) of Watertown.
It is through translation that works of a particular society and culture become universally accessible, and opportunities for the global movement of ideas and political outlooks become possible. When a work focuses on topics that have universal relevance, translation becomes an obligation to humanity. Yet, translation inevitably requires moving beyond what is originally given; that is, it requires interpretation by the translator. But translation is all the more a challenge when the translator is deeply committed to the human rights values underlying the work being translated.
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PASADENA (Asbarez)—Hundreds of community leaders and members, scholars and activists gathered at the Pasadena Convention Center on October 6 and 7 for the 4th Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region Grassroots Conference to hear experts in law, politics, media discuss modes of advocacy in the active pursuit of the Armenian Cause.
The conference kicked off on Friday evening with an exclusive screening of the much-anticipated documentary “Architects of Denial” followed by a welcoming reception of the two-day conference that continued on Saturday, October 7 at the same location.
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PASADENA—Kate Nahapetian, Executive Director of the Armenian Legal Center for Justice and Human Rights, announced the organization’s Property Documentation Database Project while discussing several of ALC’s initiatives and the path to reparations at the Armenian National Committee’s Western Region Grassroots Conference on October 7, 2017.
The Armenian Legal Center announced its project, a database documenting stolen, confiscated, or lost property taken during the Armenian Genocide, such as homes, orchards, land, bank accounts, insurance policies, bonds, art, jewelry and other properties.
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BELMONT, Mass. (A.W.)—The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR)/Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Lecture Series on Contemporary Armenian Issues presented “Setting the Agenda: Genocide Studies Today and the Place of the Armenian Genocide” on Sept. 21.
The program featured a conversation with Dr. Henry Theriault, who was recently elected president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) and who is associate vice president for academic affairs at Worcester State University. Joining Dr. Theriault in conversation was NAASR Academic Director Marc Mamigonian .
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