Assyrian Universal Alliance
In a historic and unprecedented move at the request of
the Assyrian Universal Alliance, the Australian House of Representatives today
recognized without objection that crimes committed by the Islamic State of Iraq
and the Levant (ISIL) against Assyrians are 'genocide'.
Pictures attributed to the Islamic State (ISIS) show the
4th century Assyrian St. Behnam monastery being blown up.
The lengthy and comprehensive motion recognizes the
"Assyrian people" as "an original and Indigenous people of Iraq
and Syria". Therefore, this is the first instance internationally of a
legislative body unequivocally recognizing that the crime of 'genocide' has
been committed against Assyrians as the indigenous people of Iraq and Syria.
The motion goes on to note that the crimes against humanity committed against
Assyrians are on "religious, cultural and ethnic grounds" and urges
"the United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide to make
recommendations through the Secretary-General to the Security Council to
recognise, prevent and halt crimes committed by ISIL".
Related: Timeline of ISIS in Iraq http://www.aina.org/news/20160502022530.htm
Related: Attacks on Assyrians in Syria http://www.aina.org/releases/20150226225711.htm
The Assyrian Universal Alliance expresses its thanks to
The Hon Chris Bowen MP, Shadow Treasurer for his commitment to the Assyrian
people and courage in moving this important motion in the Australian House of
Representatives. The Assyrian Universal Alliance also thanks all members of
Parliament who supported Mr Bowen including The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, Deputy
Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs.
The formal text of the motion is as follows:
MR BOWEN: To move--That this House:
(1) recognises that the Assyrian people, who are
Christian by religion, are an original and Indigenous people of Iraq and Syria;
(2) is concerned by the ethnic, religious and cultural
cleansing of the Assyrian people by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
(ISIL), the systematic killings of Assyrian people and destruction of ancient
Assyrian cities, churches and artefacts;
(3) Acknowledges the targeted killings and kidnappings of
Assyrian clergy and ISIL's destruction of a recorded 45 Assyrian churches
between June and July 2014;
(4) acknowledges the forced displacement of hundreds of
thousands of Assyrians since the invasion by ISIL in Iraq and Syria, notably in
Mosul and the Nineveh Plains in Iraq and the Khabour region in Syria (Hassaka
province);
(5) declares that ISIL's treatment of the Assyrian people
is a gross violation of human rights under the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights;
(6) notes that on 24 March 2015, the Iraqi Council of
Ministers, under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister, Haider Al-Abadi, issued a
unanimous declaration condemning the crimes committed by ISIL (Daash) against
civilians, Kurds, Christians, Yazidis and Shabak as crimes of genocide;
(7) further notes that the United States State Department
and the European Parliament has recently recognised ISIL atrocities as
genocide;
(8) associates with the recent remarks of United States
Secretary of State John Kerry, describing ISIL as 'genocidal by self-proclamation,
by ideology, and by actions';
(9) urges the United Nations Special Adviser on the
Prevention of Genocide to make recommendations through the Secretary-General to
the Security Council to recognise, prevent and halt crimes committed by ISIL;
(10) recognises and condemns the:
(a) ongoing genocidal conduct of ISIL against Indigenous
minorities in Iraq, including the Assyrian peoples on religious, cultural and
ethnic grounds;
(b) forced displacement of hundreds of thousands of
Assyrians and other minority communities following the ISIL takeover of
north-western Iraq;
(c) systematic killing, taking of hostages and human
trafficking of minorities; and
(d) destruction of ancient Assyrian cities and holy
places;
(11) reaffirms the rights of Christian and other
minorities of Iraq to live in peace and freedom and calls for all steps to be
taken to ensure that members of the affected communities can live in freedom in
Iraq;
(12) notes the aspirations of the Assyrian people for the
establishment of an autonomous region in the Nineveh Plains and welcomes the in
principle agreement of the Iraqi Government to this; and
(13) calls for the rights of Assyrian Christians to be
respected in the post ISIL makeup of Iraq and Syria.
The presentation can be viewed here.
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