The State of Río de Janeiro in Brazil on Friday officially recognized
the Armenian Genocide, and set April 24 as “Day of Recognition and
Remembrance of the Victims of the Armenian Genocide.”
The Governor of Río de Janeiro, Luiz Fernando Pezão, had submitted the respective bill to the state parliament, reported Agencia Prensa Armenia.
Río de Janeiro has become the fourth Brazilian state—after the States
of Paraná, Ceará,...
The term was coined in 1943 by the Jewish-Polish lawyer Raphael Lemkin who combined the Greek word "genos" (race or tribe) with the Latin word "cide" (to kill). Defines genocide as "any of the following acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group". [Article Two of the UN convention]
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Brazil State of Río de Janeiro recognizes Armenian Genocide
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