How do we, who made that promise, force ourselves to act, to do something meaningful, to take the promise seriously?
Emergency services were seen on the streets collecting the bodies of those who did not survive the weeks of fighting.
These dates and this month remind us that there is no better time than now to remember the past and take responsibility to ensure that “never again” is the reality.
It was not until 2019 that the House overwhelmingly (405-11) passed a resolution recognizing the genocide, rejecting the denial of the massacre, and calling for educating the public about genocide.
Seven killed by Russian missiles in Lviv • Zelensky: World should be prepared for Russia to use tactical nuclear weapons
Biden has repeatedly called Putin a war criminal but has not declared that Russia has committed genocide until Tuesday's statement.
We are seeing a push by authoritarian regimes to create a multi-polar world.
The scene left in the unpaved streets of Halabja resembled the atrocities of the Holocaust.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will announce the decision on Monday at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington.
The ruling is in response to a suit Ukraine filed on February 27 accusing Russia of manipulating the concept of genocide to justify its invasion.