California 2021-2022 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AR126 Compare Versions

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1	1	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION House Resolution No. 126Introduced by Assembly Member FloraAugust 08, 2022 Relative to the Genocide of 1915 and the Simele Massacre of 1933. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTHR 126, as introduced, Flora. Digest KeyBill TextWHEREAS, Assyrians, an ethnic minority group, are the indigenous people of Mesopotamia and trace their origins to one of the earliest human civilizations, with a history that spans over 7,000 years, including in what is today Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria; andWHEREAS, California has been home to one of the largest Assyrian American populations in the United States for well over a century; andWHEREAS, Between 1914 and 1923, the Assyrian Genocide occurred; during this time, the Ottoman Empire murdered over 300,000 Assyrian men, women, and children, which constituted two-thirds of the Assyrian people, by methods that included mass executions, death marches, torture, and starvation; and WHEREAS, During the Assyrian Genocide, also known as the Seyfo Genocide, the Ottoman Turks and their allies also systematically raped and enslaved Assyrian women and girls, forced the Assyrians from their ancestral lands, and pillaged and destroyed their communities; and WHEREAS, The killings of over 2,000,000 Armenians, Assyrians, Greeks, and other religious minority populations represented the culmination of a series of violent persecutions dating back to the late 1800s; and WHEREAS, The year 2022 marks the 107th anniversary of the Armenian, Assyrian, and Greek genocides; these genocides were part of the planned eradication of those indigenous communities by the Ottoman Turkish Empire; yet, to this day, Turkey has still not recognized these genocides; and WHEREAS, August 7, 1933, is recognized by the International Association of Genocide Scholars as the date on which as many as 6,000 Assyrians were killed at the orders of the Iraqi government in an event known as the Simele Massacre; this massacre continued the legacy of persecution exemplified by the Genocide of 1915; and WHEREAS, The genocide of the Armenians, Assyrians, and Greeks and the Simple Massacre of 1933 both inspired Raphael Lambkin to coin the term genocide and initiated the Genocide Convention in the 1940s; and WHEREAS, August 7, globally observed by the Assyrian community, is in remembrance of the Simele Massacre, the Genocide of 1915, and all persecution the Assyrian people have faced as a result of their distinct and ancient ethnic and religious identity; and WHEREAS, The persecution against Assyrians continues until this day in their ancestral homeland, where they are continually targeted for persecution by state and nonstate actors such as the Republic of Turkey, the Republic of Iraq, the Kurdistan Regional Government, and the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL); and WHEREAS, The denial of genocide is widely recognized as the final stage of genocide; this denial maintains impunity for the perpetrators of these atrocities and demonstrably paves the way for future genocides; and WHEREAS, The Assyrian people are a resilient and enduring nation, despite being a nation of survivors of genocide and persecution that continue to be perpetuated to this day; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the Assembly of the State of California recognizes the 89th anniversary of the Simele Massacre of 1933 as a reprehensible crime against humanity and honors the memory of the thousands of Assyrians who were murdered during the Genocide of 1915 and the Simele Massacre of 1933; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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3	3	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION House Resolution No. 126Introduced by Assembly Member FloraAugust 08, 2022 Relative to the Genocide of 1915 and the Simele Massacre of 1933. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTHR 126, as introduced, Flora. Digest Key
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20	20	Relative to the Genocide of 1915 and the Simele Massacre of 1933.
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34	34	WHEREAS, Assyrians, an ethnic minority group, are the indigenous people of Mesopotamia and trace their origins to one of the earliest human civilizations, with a history that spans over 7,000 years, including in what is today Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria; and
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36	36	WHEREAS, California has been home to one of the largest Assyrian American populations in the United States for well over a century; and
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38	38	WHEREAS, Between 1914 and 1923, the Assyrian Genocide occurred; during this time, the Ottoman Empire murdered over 300,000 Assyrian men, women, and children, which constituted two-thirds of the Assyrian people, by methods that included mass executions, death marches, torture, and starvation; and
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40	40	WHEREAS, During the Assyrian Genocide, also known as the Seyfo Genocide, the Ottoman Turks and their allies also systematically raped and enslaved Assyrian women and girls, forced the Assyrians from their ancestral lands, and pillaged and destroyed their communities; and
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42	42	WHEREAS, The killings of over 2,000,000 Armenians, Assyrians, Greeks, and other religious minority populations represented the culmination of a series of violent persecutions dating back to the late 1800s; and
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44	44	WHEREAS, The year 2022 marks the 107th anniversary of the Armenian, Assyrian, and Greek genocides; these genocides were part of the planned eradication of those indigenous communities by the Ottoman Turkish Empire; yet, to this day, Turkey has still not recognized these genocides; and
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46	46	WHEREAS, August 7, 1933, is recognized by the International Association of Genocide Scholars as the date on which as many as 6,000 Assyrians were killed at the orders of the Iraqi government in an event known as the Simele Massacre; this massacre continued the legacy of persecution exemplified by the Genocide of 1915; and
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48	48	WHEREAS, The genocide of the Armenians, Assyrians, and Greeks and the Simple Massacre of 1933 both inspired Raphael Lambkin to coin the term genocide and initiated the Genocide Convention in the 1940s; and
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50	50	WHEREAS, August 7, globally observed by the Assyrian community, is in remembrance of the Simele Massacre, the Genocide of 1915, and all persecution the Assyrian people have faced as a result of their distinct and ancient ethnic and religious identity; and
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52	52	WHEREAS, The persecution against Assyrians continues until this day in their ancestral homeland, where they are continually targeted for persecution by state and nonstate actors such as the Republic of Turkey, the Republic of Iraq, the Kurdistan Regional Government, and the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL); and
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54	54	WHEREAS, The denial of genocide is widely recognized as the final stage of genocide; this denial maintains impunity for the perpetrators of these atrocities and demonstrably paves the way for future genocides; and
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56	56	WHEREAS, The Assyrian people are a resilient and enduring nation, despite being a nation of survivors of genocide and persecution that continue to be perpetuated to this day; now, therefore, be it
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58	58	Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the Assembly of the State of California recognizes the 89th anniversary of the Simele Massacre of 1933 as a reprehensible crime against humanity and honors the memory of the thousands of Assyrians who were murdered during the Genocide of 1915 and the Simele Massacre of 1933; and be it further
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60	60	Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.