Remembering the Armenian Genocide
- Submitted by: Marco Biagi, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 April 2013
- Motion reference: S4M-06266
That the Parliament notes that 24 April is the anniversary of the government of the Ottoman Empire arresting Armenian intellectuals in 1915, which is generally considered to be the beginning of the forced relocations and expulsions that led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Armenians in a systematic genocide over the course of eight years; believes that the Armenian tragedy gives the people of every nation reason to pause and reflect; commemorates all those who have fallen victim to genocide or attempted genocide, and recognises this and all other genocides as tragedies that should never be repeated in any part of the world.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Jayne Baxter, Sarah Boyack, Chic Brodie, Roderick Campbell, Jackson Carlaw, Malcolm Chisholm, Willie Coffey, Ruth Davidson, Bob Doris, James Dornan, Helen Eadie, Jim Eadie, Annabelle Ewing, Linda Fabiani, Mary Fee, Patricia Ferguson, Alex Fergusson, Neil Findlay, John Finnie, Murdo Fraser, Kenneth Gibson, Rob Gibson, Hugh Henry, Jamie Hepburn, Jim Hume, Adam Ingram, Alison Johnstone, Bill Kidd, John Lamont, Richard Lyle, Angus MacDonald, Mike MacKenzie, Jenny Marra, John Mason, Stewart Maxwell, Joan McAlpine, Liam McArthur, Margaret McCulloch, Margaret McDougall, Jamie McGrigor, Alison McInnes, Christina McKelvie, Aileen McLeod, Michael McMahon, Stuart McMillan, Anne McTaggart, Gil Paterson, Willie Rennie, Dennis Robertson, Mary Scanlon, Drew Smith, Elaine Smith, Liz Smith, Stewart Stevenson, David Stewart, Kevin Stewart, Dave Thompson, David Torrance, Jean Urquhart, Bill Walker, Maureen Watt, Sandra White