Why Denial Violates the Genocide Convention: The Genocides of Armenians, Native Americans, and Tutsis in Rwanda
The George Washington University Law School
Michael K Young Faculty Conference Center
2000 H Street NW Washington DC
Thursday, March 19, 2015 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Presentation by Professor Gregory Stanton
George Mason University
Professor Stanton will speak on the Armenian Genocide of 1915 – 1922, the Native American genocides by European settlers in the United States, and the genocide of Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994. He will explain why genocide denial violates the Genocide Convention. Professor Stanton served in the State Department from 1992 to 1999. He drafted the UN resolutions creating the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
Armenian Genocide 1915-1922: 1.5 million
Der Zor death camp in the Syrian desert
10 million in 1500 to 250,000 in 1890
Wound Knee, North Dakota, 1890
Genocide of Tutsis in Rwanda, April – June, 1994
800,000 Tutsis killed in 90 days
Further info: Knights of Vartan, Inc. (www.kofv.org)
email jbournazian@verizon.net
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