George and Amal Clooney are more than just a couple -- they're actually making a difference in the world!
Last night the two attended the 100 Lives Initiative in New York, which recognized the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. Clooney took the stage with 100 Lives co-founder Ruben Vardanyan and told the crowd, "I am honored to be associated with 100 LIVES as it shares a common mission with my foundation, Not On Our Watch, to focus global attention on the impact of genocide as well as putting resources towards ending mass atrocities around the world. It should weigh heavily on all of us that genocide still takes place today. We have to tackle this head on - as individuals, as communities and as governments."
Between 1915 and 1923 the genocide claimed over 1.5 million lives, and only 500,000 Armenians survived. Amal let her husband do the talking last night, but in January she represented Armenia in an appeal case and appeared before Europe's top human rights court. A man named Dogu Perincek was convicted of racism by Swiss courts in 2013 for denying that the genocide ever occurred, describing it as "an international lie." Perincek then appeared before the human rights court in December of 2013 and they ruled in his favor. Amal was subsequently tapped to represent Armenia in the appeal, and a decision is expected to be reached later this year.
Clooney noted that the court's 2013 ruling was the "most important error" and that it "cast doubt on the reality of the Armenian genocide." We're glad these two are taking a stand -- they seem like a pretty unbeatable team.
Last night the two attended the 100 Lives Initiative in New York, which recognized the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. Clooney took the stage with 100 Lives co-founder Ruben Vardanyan and told the crowd, "I am honored to be associated with 100 LIVES as it shares a common mission with my foundation, Not On Our Watch, to focus global attention on the impact of genocide as well as putting resources towards ending mass atrocities around the world. It should weigh heavily on all of us that genocide still takes place today. We have to tackle this head on - as individuals, as communities and as governments."
Between 1915 and 1923 the genocide claimed over 1.5 million lives, and only 500,000 Armenians survived. Amal let her husband do the talking last night, but in January she represented Armenia in an appeal case and appeared before Europe's top human rights court. A man named Dogu Perincek was convicted of racism by Swiss courts in 2013 for denying that the genocide ever occurred, describing it as "an international lie." Perincek then appeared before the human rights court in December of 2013 and they ruled in his favor. Amal was subsequently tapped to represent Armenia in the appeal, and a decision is expected to be reached later this year.
Clooney noted that the court's 2013 ruling was the "most important error" and that it "cast doubt on the reality of the Armenian genocide." We're glad these two are taking a stand -- they seem like a pretty unbeatable team.
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