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PRESS RELEASE
July 24, 2007
Contact: Elizabeth S. Chouldjian
Tel: (202) 775-1918
THOUSANDS URGE CONGRESS TO SCHEDULE
A VOTE ON THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION
— ANCA "Call for Justice" Second National Call-In Campaign
Highlights Increasing Focus on Key Human Rights Issue
WASHINGTON, DC – With over 220 Members of the U.S. House cosponsoring
the Armenian Genocide Resolution (H.Res.106), thousands of Armenian
Americans and human rights advocates joined together yesterday in the
second Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) "Call for
Justice" campaign urging a swift vote on this human rights
legislation.
For the second time in the last 30 days, over 10,000 visited the ANCA
Call-in webpage on July 23rd and more than 2,500 submitted
caller-feedback forms reporting their conversations with Congressional
offices. The first "Click for Justice" Call-In Day, held on June
27th, and extended to the 28th, came only days before support for the
resolution cleared the 218 mark – a majority of the U.S. House. The
Call-In Day’s online counterpart, April’s successful "Click for
Justice" ANCA WebFax campaign to Congress, was touted as the
internet’s largest on-line genocide protest.
"We want to thank everyone who took part in our first Call-In Day –
which helped us reach the 218 mark – and to express our appreciation
to all those who, today, once again raised their voices to see this
measure brought to a vote on the floor of the U.S. House of
Representatives," said Aram Hamparian, Executive Director of the ANCA.
Commenting on the first Call-In Day, Rep. Adam Schiff, the
resolution’s lead author, said: "The ANCA’s national congressional
call-in day, ‘Call for Justice,’ is a great demonstration of the power
of grassroots advocacy. These calls are a useful tool in the fight to
get the Armenian Genocide resolution passed. I thank the ANCA and all
their supporters for making these important calls."
Introduced on January 30th by Rep. Adam Schiff and spearheaded by
Rep. George Radanovich (R-CA), Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs
Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), Rep. Anna Eshoo
(D-CA), Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI),
the Armenian Genocide resolution calls upon the President to ensure
that the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate
understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human
rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States
record relating to the Armenian Genocide.
Currently, the Armenian Genocide Resolution, H.Res.106, has over 220
cosponsors,
more than 50% of the membership of the U.S. House. A similar
resolution in the
Senate (S.Res.106), introduced by Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL)
and Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) currently has 31 cosponsors, including Senate
Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and presidential candidate Hillary
Clinton (D-
NY).
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