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Workshop for a paneuropean penalization of genocides denials

On Wednesday January 21st, the European Armenian Federation will organize from 3pm to 6pm in the European Parliament in Brussels a workshop dedicated to the provisions and the implementation of the Framework-Decision against Racism and Xenophobia which was adopted late November by the Council of the European Union.

The Framework decision provides a legislative framework to which the penal laws of the 27 EU Member States will have to adopt within a two year period, in order to penalize condoning, gross trivialization or denial of genocides and crimes against humanity.

This meeting is organised under the aegis of Mrs Martine Roure, Vice President of the European Parliament and rapporteur on the Framework-Decision, and will be the occasion for European political leaders, officials and experts from the European Commission and Council, jurists from various countries, to present the Framework-Decision, its application field and the legal possibilities of its adaptation to the countries’ legislations where the penalization is on the agenda.

Other speakers such as representatives of European associations for Human rights will testify that denialist acts and talks have increased these last years and will express on their action in favour of the denial’s penalization.

On this occasion, the European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy once again invite the organizations and people who are acting or wish to act for a pan European penalization of denials to take part in the workshop and to register as soon as possible on the website of the European Armenian Federation or by contacting our office: +32 (0) 2.732 70 27.