FIDH’S 37TH CONGRESS PAYS TRIBUTE TO MEMORY OF VICTIMS OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
ArmInfo
2010-04-09 15:55:00
ArmInfo FIDH’s 37th Congress pays tribute to the memory of the
victims of the Armenian Genocide and salutes the efforts of its member
organisations in Armenia and in Turkey (Civil Society Institute (CSI,
Armenia), Human Rights Association (IHD, Turkey) and Human Rights
Foundation of Turkey (HRFT, Turkey)) and brings its full support to
the joint Declaration that they have concluded in the context of the
37th FIDH Congress, including perspectives for actions identified in
the Declaration.
Afterwards, FIDH President Souyer Belassen said in a press conference
that Yerevan has become the capital of human rights for 4 days, since
human rights defenders from 155 human rights federations worldwide have
gathered in the capital of Armenia. She also highlighted the importance
of the meeting of Armenian and Turkish human rights defenders who got
a good opportunity to discuss the issues of mutual interest vis-a-vis.