A resolution adopted unanimously by the International Association of Genocide Scholars at its Montreal conference on 13 June 1997, affirming that the 1915 to 1918 mass killing of Ottoman Armenians conforms to the United Nations Convention's definition of genocide, and condemning denial of the finding.
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Reliability TierThe formal position of the leading professional association of genocide scholars, reached by vote at a scholarly conference rather than by a court or an international tribunal; it is a scholarly consensus determination, not a judicial one, and the government of Turkey disputes the characterization. NotesThe formal position of the leading professional association of genocide scholars, reached by vote at a scholarly conference rather than by a court or an international tribunal; it is a scholarly consensus determination, not a judicial one, and the government of Turkey disputes the characterization. 1 Citation
AuthorInternational Association of Genocide Scholars 1 PublisherInternational Association of Genocide Scholars 1 Publication Year Sources
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- Religious Events, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 1 general references.
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