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HI SCR81
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/10/2023
Primary Sponsor
Mike Gabbard
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AI Summary
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Acknowledges the genocide committed against Assyrians between 1915 and 1923 by Ottoman Turks and the Seyfo genocide committed in 1933 in Iraq, which killed approximately two-thirds of the Assyrian population during 1915-1923 and approximately 6,000 Assyrians in Simele in August 1933.
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Urges the governments of Turkey and Iraq to formally recognize the genocide against Assyrians and to provide scholars access to historical archives and all relevant documents.
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Notes that the International Association of Genocide Scholars has determined the genocide against Assyrians was part of a larger campaign against Christian minorities including Armenians and Pontian and Anatolian Greeks.
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Requires certified copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the United States Secretary of State, President of Turkey, President of Iraq, the 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Assyrians Between 1915-1933 And Urging The Turkey And Iraq Governments To Do The Same And Give Scholars Access To Historical Documents.
Assyrian Genocide
Last Action
Referred to TCA.
3/15/2023