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SUMMARY:Atrocities\, genocide & the Duty to Prevent and to Punish under International Law: The Situation of Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh
DESCRIPTION:This event is a co-production of the Promise Institute for Human Rights at UCLA School of Law and The Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA. \nArmenians have suffered discrimination and persecution at the hands of Azerbaijan—in Azerbaijan\, Armenia and in Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh—for decades. In December 2022\, Azerbaijan began its restrictions and eventual full blockade of the Lachin Corridor\, the only road connecting the 120\,000 ethnic Armenians in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh within the borders of Azerbaijan to Armenia proper. As of this writing\, for nearly 300 days\, the population of Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh\, 25% of whom are children\, have been deprived of life-saving necessities such as food\, medicines and fuel\, resulting in starvation and death. More recently\, even the International Committee of the Red Cross and other humanitarian aid organizations were prevented from accessing the population and\, all the while\, Azerbaijani officials have employed rhetoric normalizing hatred against ethnic Armenians while weaponizing starvation leading to death or forcible displacement from Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh. \nAzerbaijan’s aggression with respect to the Lachin Corridor over the past year is not isolated and points to a pattern and practice of ethnic cleansing that has gone unchecked for years. Indeed\, on Tuesday\, September 19\, 2023\, Azerbaijan launched a military operation against the already-suffering people of Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh\, with hundreds of deaths and injuries within the first 24 hours of the attack. This tragic situation became an overt initiation of wholesale\, violent ethnic cleansing\, and while ceasefire agreements may be in place\, threats to the safety and security of the ethnic Armenians in this region continue. \nLooking at the situation with respect to attacks against ethnic Armenians as a result of the Lachin Corridor blockade\, and recent active military attacks in Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh and in Armenia generally\, this panel will explore the following key questions drawing from action taken thus far by States and international actors (or not): \n\n\n\nWhat conditions trigger the duty to prevent atrocities\, including genocide?\nOnce triggered\, what is the scope of that duty\, and what tools\, both national and international\, can help to identify these obligations as well as lawful steps for addressing a genocidal situation?\n\n\n\n  \nAgenda: \n7:00pm-8:30pm  Panel Discussion \n8:30pm-9:30pm  Closing Reception \n  \nSpeakers: \n\nDr. Taner Akçam\, Inaugural Director\, Armenian Genocide Research Program of The Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA\nProfessor Thomas Becker\, Legal & Policy Director\, The University Network for Human Rights\, Columbia Law School & Wesleyan University\, author of briefing “The Tip of the Iceberg” on the Lachin Corridor blockade.\nProfessor Hannah Garry\, Moderator\, Executive Director\, Promise Institute for Human Rights\, signatory to Submission to UN Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide\, Sept. 5\, 2023\nProfessor Juan Méndez\, American University Washington College of Law\, first UN Special Advisor on Prevention of Genocide\, author of a “Preliminary Opinion” on the crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh and the need to prevent atrocity crimes.\nSheila Paylan\, International law\, human rights and gender expert; Director\, Armenian Women’s Bar Association Board of Directors\n\n  \nThis event is co-sponsored by UCLA’s Promise Armenian Institute\, UCLA’s Armenian Students’ Association\, Jewish World Watch\, UCLA’s Initiative to Study Hate\, UCLA’s Luskin Center for History and Policy\, the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research\, and The University Network for Human Rights.
URL:https://luskincenter.history.ucla.edu/event/atrocities-genocide-the-duty-to-prevent-and-to-punish-under-international-law-the-situation-of-nagorno-karabakh-artsakh/
LOCATION:UCLA Engineering VI (Engineering Building 6)\, 404 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other
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SUMMARY:Armenian Rebirth: The Last Plight
DESCRIPTION:An evening with Garo Paylan; hosted by the Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA in partnership with the Center for Truth and Justice. This event is co-sponsored by the Armenian Students’ Association at UCLA\, The Promise Institute for Human Rights at UCLA School of Law\, the UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy\, and the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research. \n  \nTuesday\, October 17\, 2023\n7:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Pacific Time)\nUCLA Mong Learning Center (Engineering VI Building)\n404 Westwood Plaza\nLos Angeles\, CA 90095 \n  \nClick here to register for in-person attendance. \nClick here to register for virtual attendance. \n  \nJoin us for an evening with Garo Paylan\, leading opposition voice and a human rights defender in Turkey\, as he addresses the recent blockade of the Lachin Corridor\, the military attack by Azerbaijan and resulting ethnic cleansing of the entirety of Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh\, ongoing acts of genocide\, and potential steps moving forward. \nGaro Paylan served in the Turkish parliament for eight years\, from 2015 to June 2023\, and is internationally recognized for his struggle for democracy and minority rights in Turkey\, as well as his support for peace in the Caucasus. \nPaylan was among the very few Armenians to be elected to the Turkish parliament and was the first lawmaker to submit an amendment for the recognition of the Armenian genocide in Turkey. He continued to highlight the need for Turkey to face this historic tragedy throughout the time he served in the parliament but was legally prosecuted for his amendments and statements. \nPaylan has been a vocal critic of discrimination against Turkey’s Christian and Jewish minorities and has consistently used his public position to highlight abuses and policies that affected minority communities. \nPrior to entering parliament\, Paylan served as a coordinator for Armenian schools in Turkey and is among the founders of “Friends of Hrant Dink” – a group that has sought justice for the 2007 killing of the Armenian journalist and has been organizing commemorations for the Armenian genocide. \nGaro Paylan is widely recognized as one of Turkey’s leading democracy advocates and has been the recipient of several international awards for his work on democracy. \n\nThis event will take place at the Mong Learning Center (Engineering VI Building) \nVisitor parking available at UCLA Parking Structure 8. \n\nPark on the roof of Parking Structure 8\nPay for parking at a Paystation\nTake the stairs or the elevator to Level 1/Westwood Plaza\nCross the street diagonally\, then turn slightly left\, continuing north\, past the bus stop\nEngineering VI will be on your right as you walk north on Westwood Plaza\n\nPlease note: This event will be photographed and recorded for documentation and distribution. All audience members agree to the possibility of appearing in these photographs and recordings by virtue of attending the event or participating in the event. \n  \nSponsor(s): The Promise Institute for Human Rights at UCLA School of Law\, Armenian Students’ Association at UCLA\, UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy.
URL:https://luskincenter.history.ucla.edu/event/armenian-rebirth-the-last-plight/
LOCATION:UCLA Mong Learning Center\, 404 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
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