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HI SCR105

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/11/2022

Primary Sponsor

Mike Gabbard

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Acknowledges the genocide committed against Assyrians between 1915-1923 by Ottoman Turks and the 1933 Seyfo genocide in Iraq
  • Recognizes that approximately two-thirds of the Assyrian population were killed during 1915-1923 and approximately 6,000 Assyrians were murdered in Simele, Iraq in August 1933
  • Urges the governments of Turkey and Iraq to formally recognize the Assyrian genocide and provide scholars access to historical archives and relevant documents
  • Joins the European Parliament in calling for recognition of the genocide against Assyrians as part of a larger campaign against Christian minorities including Armenians and Greeks
  • Directs certified copies be sent to the U.S. Secretary of State, Presidents of Turkey and Iraq, Hawaii Governor, and the International Association of Genocide Scholars

Legislative Description

Acknowledging And Urging Turkey And Iraq To Recognize The Genocide Committed Against Assyrians Between 1915-1933.

Assyrian Genocide

Last Action

Referred to LCA.

3/16/2022

Committee Referrals

Labor, Culture and the Arts3/16/2022

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