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29 May 2006 - 13:47 AMT

Law Criminalizing Genocide Denial May Be Adopted in Netherlands

At a news conference on June 1 member of the Christian Union of the Dutch parliament Tineke Huizinga will submit a bill criminalizing denial of genocide and other crimes against humanity. As an example of such a crime the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey is mentioned. Members of “April 24”, the Federation of Armenian Organizations, as well as representatives of Jewish and Dutch organizations will take part in the news conference, reported Yerkir.