Human Rights
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 13:14
Today we remember a time in history that tested the will and character of the Armenian people. ... Genocide is a scourge on the human race and must be acknowledged as such.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 13:11
This yearly commemoration is a testament to the lives and legacy of the 1.5 million Armenians who lost their lives, and is emblematic of our commitment to keeping the Armenian nation and culture alive.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 12:44
Ninety-eight years ago, the Ottoman empire committed one of the largest crimes against humanity in world history. The systematic annihilation of over a million Armenian men, women and children is a crime that cannot be forgotten. We will not allow it to be forgotten.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 12:32
Today, we remember and commemorate the Armenian Genocide, the first of many genocides we saw in the 20th Century. The Armenian Genocide that began in 1915 is sometimes called the "forgotten genocide,'' but we must never forget!
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 12:19
Press Office Director Patrick Ventrell addresses the upcoming protests in Egypt, dialogue with Russia on Syria, peace talks in the Middle East, security in Iraq and Libya, travel restrictions to Cuba, and press freedoms in Azerbaijan
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 12:09
I ask that my colleagues join me in solemnly commemorating the death of these innocent lives. It was on the evening of February 27, 1988 that hundreds of Armenians were brutally murdered, some burned alive and others thrown from windows.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 06:52
I rise today to remember the 21st Anniversary of the Khojaly Tragedy, which occurred in this small town in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan on February 25-26, 1992.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 00:00
The editorial staff publicly criticized ownership's decision to shutter the newsweekly in the wake of the June 14 passage of a restrictive new communications law.
Monday, July 8, 2013 - 13:48
I join my colleagues and people all over the world in recognizing the tragedy known as the Khojaly Massacre which occurred on February 26, 1992 in the small Azerbaijani town of Khojaly.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 - 15:03
Last Wednesday (June 26) twelve U.S. Senators – including John McCain (R-AZ), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) – sent a letter to Uzbekistan’s President, Islam Karimov, asking for information about the health and status of three political prisoners.