Armenian
National Committee of Canada
Comité
National Arménien du Canada
Tel./Tél. (613) 235-2622
E-mail/Courriel:[email protected]
www.anccanada.org
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 26, 2018 Contact: Sevag Belian (613) 235-2622
ANCC
Statement on the 85th Anniversary of the Holodomor
OTTAWA.- Last week, Canadians from
coast to coast commemorated the 85th anniversary of the Holodomor, culminating
in major nationwide commemoration events during the weekend. Standing in
solidarity with Ukrainians in Canada and around the world, the Armenian
National Committee of Canada was honoured to join the Ukrainian Canadian
Congress during last weeks solemn commemoration event on Parliament Hill.
Between 1932-33, at the hands of
the repressive Soviet regime of Joseph Stalin, innocent Ukrainians were
subjected to forced starvation and famine which resulted in the mass murder of
millions of innocent men, women and children and what became to be known as one
of the most gruesome acts of genocide of the 20th century.
On April 24, 2015, the Canadian
House of Commons unanimously passed a historic motion (M-587) designating the
month of April as Genocide Remembrance, Condemnation and Prevention Month. With
support from all major parties represented in the Canadian Parliament, the
motion recalled the genocides recognized by Canada, the Jewish Holocaust, the
Ukrainian Holodomor, the Rwandan
Tutsi Genocide and the Armenian Genocide of 1915 and sent a strong message that
only by acknowledging the mistakes of the past, we prevent future atrocities
from taking place.
The passage of Motion 587 was the
realization of a joint effort between the Ukrainian, Armenian, Jewish and
Rwandan communities that sought to bring the issue of recognizing, condemning
and preventing future genocides to the attention of the international
community.
As we stand in solidarity with the
Ukrainian community, we once again recommit ourselves to working together in
upholding our shared values of respect, tolerance and human rights and in
promoting justice and democracy in Canada and around the world.
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The ANCC is the largest and the most influential Canadian-Armenian
grassroots human rights organization. Working in coordination with a network of
offices, chapters, and supporters throughout Canada and affiliated
organizations around the world, the ANCC actively advances the concerns of the Canadian-Armenian
community on a broad range of issues and works to eliminate abuses of human
rights throughout Canada and the world.