The next 24 April, the descendants of the victims of the 1915 genocide will face a historic date. That of 100 years of the roundup of Armenian elite of Constantinople, crime inaugural program of extermination of the Armenian people.

This mass murder, of a scale and unprecedented cruelty, would result in the killing of 1.5 million Armenian civilians, men women and children and the destruction of the Armenian civilization in its traditional territories.
100 years after nothing is forgotten, nothing is settled.

Turkey is the central axis of the denial of its general policy. It affects up to today dividends of genocide and plunder while continuing to threaten the right to existence of Armenians in the region.

This year, this crime against humanity will be of particular international attention, including the large international commemoration to be held in Armenia on April 24, attended by many head of states, including the President of the Republic Francois Hollande.

At a time when we still chasing Christians of the East, and while the borders of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh are still coming under attack pan-Turkism, more than ever, France and its Armenian community must voice in this great planetary motion for memory, justice and reparations.

The CCAF calls on all Armenians in France, all citizens of the country and all democratic forces to participate in the events of April 24, particularly the Republican ceremony at 18:30 in front of the statue of Father Komitas in Paris with the participation of members of the government. A commemoration will be followed by a big march for justice that will go to the Plaza of Human Rights, before ending in front of the Turkish Embassy.

We also call to join all manifestations of central and southern CCAF CCAF – in Lyon at 15:30 rally in front of the Armenian church, walk to Place Bellecour; Marseille at 15h: Gathering Place Castellane, walk to the Turkish Consulate – as well as all victims dedicated to commemorations.

Come with your friends and friends of friends.
Memory, justice and reparation for the Armenian people!

National Bureau of CCAF