Thousands of protestors will gather in front of the Turkish Consulate of Los Angeles this Wednesday, April 24th to demand recognition and justice for the first genocide of the 20th century.
In an attempt to raise awareness about Turkey's ongoing denial, Armenian Americans and anti-genocide activists will take to the streets to call for an end to decades of Turkish impunityб the Armenian Youth Federation reported.The demonstration is, organized by the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF).
"This protest goes beyond commemorating the 1.5 million lives lost during the Armenian genocide," states Lori Tashdjian one of the leading organizers of the event. "It highlights the necessity of ending the denial by the perpetrators of the first genocide of the 20th century, in order to bring to an end to the genocides that continue to plaque humanity in the 21st century."
To note, on April 24 the Armenian people commemorates the victims of the first genocide on the 20th century that was committed in the Ottoman Empire in 1915. Genocide of Armenians has been recognized by most of the United States as well as by dozens of countries, including Canada, Argentina, Switzerland, Uruguay, Russia, Belgium, France, Poland, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Greece, Cyprus, Vatican, Sweden, Lithuania.. The European Parliament passed a resolution recognizing the fact of Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Turkey on June 18 1987 and demanded the Council of Europe to exert pressure on Turkey in order that country recognizes the Armenian Genocide. Turkey still denies the genocide of 1,5 million Armenians in 1915-1923.