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Event Videos — Promise Institute for Human Rights at UCLA

Jackie in the Near East

Jackie in the Near East

The world premiere of the recently discovered lost film, “Jackie in the Near East,” a 1924 short film produced by the Near East Relief (NER) and featuring child-star Jackie Coogan, who helped raise millions of dollars in America for orphans of the Armenian Genocide.

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Armenian Rebirth: The Last Plight

Armenian Rebirth: The Last Plight

An evening with Garo Paylan, a leading opposition voice and a human rights defender in Turkey, as he addresses the recent blockade of the Lachin Corridor, the military attack by Azerbaijan, and resulting ethnic cleansing of the entirety of Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh, ongoing acts of genocide, and potential steps moving forward.

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Atrocities, Genocide, and the Duty to Prevent and to Punish Under International Law: The Situation of Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh

Atrocities, Genocide, and the Duty to Prevent and to Punish Under International Law: The Situation of Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh

Looking at the situation with respect to attacks against ethnic Armenians as a result of the Lachin Corridor blockade, and recent active military attacks in Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh and in Armenia generally, this panel will explore the following key questions drawing from action taken thus far by States and international actors (or not):

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