HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 06-C027RESOLUTION NO. 06-C27
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA
HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE GENOCIDE OF THE ARMENIANS
AND CONDEMNING THE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS COMMITTED
BY THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT
WHEREAS, April 24, 2006 marks the occasion of the 91" anniversary of the
commemoration of the night of April 23-24, 1915, when Armenian political, religious,
educational, and intellectual leaders in Istanbul were arrested, deported to the
interior, and mercilessly put to death, known as the Armenian Genocide by the then
Ottoman Turkish Government between 1915-1922.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AZUSA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Join the members of the City of Azusa Armenian Community in
honoring the memory of the 1.5 million men, women and children who fell victim to
the first genocide of the 20th century.
Section 2. Condemn the Genocide of the Armenians and all other acts of
genocide committed during our century as the ultimate act of racial, religious and
cultural intolerance.
Section 3. Recognize the importance of remembering and learning from such
dark chapters in human history to ensure that such crimes against humanity are not
allowed to be repeated.
Section 4. Condemn and prevent all attempts to use the passage of time to
deny or distort the historical truth of the Genocide of the Armenians and other acts of
genocide committed during this century.
Section 5. Designate April 24th in every year hereafter throughout the City of
Azusa as a day of remembrance of the 1.5 million Armenians who fell victim to the
first genocide of this century.
Section 6. Call on the Azusa City Council the governing body for the City of
Azusa to officially condemn the Genocide of the Armenians and any attempts to deny
such crimes against humanity.
Section 7. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 17`h day of April, 2006.
MAYOR
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City
Council of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting thereof held on the 17`" day of April,
2006, by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: HARDISON, ROCHA, HANKS, CHAGNON
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: CARRILLO