Cummings Foundation Grant Recipient

Prior Years — Promise Institute for Human Rights at UCLA

ARMENIAN GENOCIDE LOOTED ART & RESTITUTION ~ Saturday, February 10, 2024 ~ In-Person/On Zoom/YouTube

ARMENIAN GENOCIDE LOOTED ART & RESTITUTION ~ Saturday, February 10, 2024 ~ In-Person/On Zoom/YouTube

The Armenian Genocide Looted Art Research Project (AGLARP) leadership team is planning the project’s second phase and will shed light on recent and upcoming efforts during this conference at UCLA on Saturday, February 10, 2024. This exciting and critical event will consist of a documentary screening about the March conference, discussions of the AGLARP’s summer research findings, and a roundtable on how this conversation applies to past and current events, as well as what lies next for the AGLARP.

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JACKIE IN THE NEAR EAST ~ Wednesday, November 1, 2023 ~ In-Person/On Zoom

JACKIE IN THE NEAR EAST ~ Wednesday, November 1, 2023 ~ In-Person/On Zoom

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 ~ Tuesday, October 17, 2023 ~ In-Person/On Zoom/YouTube

ARMENIAN REBIRTH: The Last Plight ~ Tuesday, October 17, 2023 ~ In-Person/On Zoom/YouTube

Join us for 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 ~ Tuesday, October 10, 2023 ~ In Person/Virtual

ATROCITIES, GENOCIDE, and the DUTY to PREVENT and to PUNISH UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW: The Situation of Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh ~ Tuesday, October 10, 2023 ~ In Person/Virtual

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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