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With unanimous condemnation of Israel, “Genocide Memorial Day” commemorated in London event
London, Jan 18, IRNA - A one-day event was held here in London to commemorate acts of genocide throughout the history including in Bosnia and South Africa and the recent “genocidal act” by Israel toward the Palestinians, particularly in Gaza.
The event, named “Genocide Memorial Day”, was organised by the Islamic Human Rights Commission. Several human rights activists gave lectures on historical cases of genocide throughout the world including from the British genocide in the Indian subcontinent and the Transatlantic slave trade during the 16th and 19th centuries to the recent genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
Masoud Shajareh, chairman of the Islamic Human Rights Commission, said it was necessary for the world community not to forget acts of genocide implemented by some brutal people against humanity.
Shajareh said human beings have a “commitment to prevent further acts of genocide” in other countries including the occupied Palestinian territories.
“The Genocide Memorial Day is a day given to remember man's inhumanity to man in the perpetration of genocides and genocidal acts,” he said.
Referring to the current humanitarian situation in Gaza as “genocide”, he said people across the world should not forget that thousands of Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli army in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories.
He hoped similar events would be held in other countries next year to commemorate acts of genocide across the world including in Palestine in the Genocide Memorial Day.
Also speaking in the event, Randeep Ramesh an Indian journalist pointed to the British “genocide” of Indians in 1857.
Ramesh said that British officials tend to undermine the mass murder of millions of Indians in favour of their own imperialistic goals.
He added that the British Empire throughout the history wanted to dominate the people of Asia to plunder their natural resources.
Lee Jasper, a human rights activist with African origins, said in this event that millions of Africans were brutally transported during the 16th and the 19th centuries as slaves “in the hands of the white men”.
Jasper said the transatlantic slave trade was the “greatest crime of history” equivalent to an act of genocide.
He added that 15 million Africans were mass-transported involuntarily as slaves to work for the British and Americans as unpaid labourers on sugar, coffee, cocoa and cotton plantations.
Underlining the massacre of Palestinians by the Israeli forces, Jasper said “it is unimaginable that those Jews who once suffered from Nazis are now persecuting Palestinians in their own land”.
“Israel has abandoned any moral grounds by invading Gaza and imposing a long-term blockade on its people,” he said.
Several other human rights activists and victims of acts of genocide as well as representatives from the anti-Zionist Jewish community in Britain made speeches in the event./end
The event, named “Genocide Memorial Day”, was organised by the Islamic Human Rights Commission. Several human rights activists gave lectures on historical cases of genocide throughout the world including from the British genocide in the Indian subcontinent and the Transatlantic slave trade during the 16th and 19th centuries to the recent genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
Masoud Shajareh, chairman of the Islamic Human Rights Commission, said it was necessary for the world community not to forget acts of genocide implemented by some brutal people against humanity.
Shajareh said human beings have a “commitment to prevent further acts of genocide” in other countries including the occupied Palestinian territories.
“The Genocide Memorial Day is a day given to remember man's inhumanity to man in the perpetration of genocides and genocidal acts,” he said.
Referring to the current humanitarian situation in Gaza as “genocide”, he said people across the world should not forget that thousands of Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli army in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories.
He hoped similar events would be held in other countries next year to commemorate acts of genocide across the world including in Palestine in the Genocide Memorial Day.
Also speaking in the event, Randeep Ramesh an Indian journalist pointed to the British “genocide” of Indians in 1857.
Ramesh said that British officials tend to undermine the mass murder of millions of Indians in favour of their own imperialistic goals.
He added that the British Empire throughout the history wanted to dominate the people of Asia to plunder their natural resources.
Lee Jasper, a human rights activist with African origins, said in this event that millions of Africans were brutally transported during the 16th and the 19th centuries as slaves “in the hands of the white men”.
Jasper said the transatlantic slave trade was the “greatest crime of history” equivalent to an act of genocide.
He added that 15 million Africans were mass-transported involuntarily as slaves to work for the British and Americans as unpaid labourers on sugar, coffee, cocoa and cotton plantations.
Underlining the massacre of Palestinians by the Israeli forces, Jasper said “it is unimaginable that those Jews who once suffered from Nazis are now persecuting Palestinians in their own land”.
“Israel has abandoned any moral grounds by invading Gaza and imposing a long-term blockade on its people,” he said.
Several other human rights activists and victims of acts of genocide as well as representatives from the anti-Zionist Jewish community in Britain made speeches in the event./end
