Diferencia entre revisiones de «Genocidio armenio»

Aunque el gobierno de la [[Turquía|República de Turquía]], sucesora del Imperio otomano,<ref name="avedian">Vahagn Avedian, "State Identity, Continuity, and Responsibility: The Ottoman Empire, the Republic of Turkey, and the Armenian Genocide," European Journal of International Law, vol. 23, issue 3, p. 797-820.</ref> no niega que las masacres de civiles [[Pueblo armenio|armenios]] ocurrieron,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6045182.stm "Q&A Armenian 'genocide"], BBC News, 12 de octubre de 2006.</ref> no admite que se trató de un [[genocidio]] y sostiene que las muertes no fueron el resultado de un plan de exterminio masivo, sistemático y premeditado dispuesto por el Estado otomano, sino que se debieron a las luchas interétnicas, las enfermedades y el hambre durante el confuso período de la [[Primera Guerra Mundial]].<ref>''Àngela Aguiló'': "[http://internacional.tripodos.com/planisferi/article.asp?id=590&idpais=44&idsubz=28&idzona=17 Ereván y Bakú acercan posiciones sobre el conflicto de Alto Karabaj]!, Periodismo Internacional, [[2005]].</ref> A pesar de esta tesis, casi todos los estudiosos —incluso algunos turcos— opinan que los hechos encajan en la definición actual de [[genocidio]].<ref>''Says Horowitz: "It is '''widely accepted by historians''' that hundreds of thousands of Armenians were massacred, arbitrarily removed from their historic homeland, and that all traces of their presence were eliminated. '''We have eyewitness accounts, diplomatic accounts, that huge numbers of people were liquidated, wiped out. De facto, you had a genocide'''. The bottom line is the Armenians got what they got because they were not a loyal minority'' ([http://www.isi.org/bios/bio.aspx?id=a00bc23b-9652-4593-b022-6ace6719fceb&source=Spotlight&select=none Irving Horowitz] {{Wayback|url=http://www.isi.org/bios/bio.aspx?id=a00bc23b-9652-4593-b022-6ace6719fceb&source=Spotlight&select=none |date=20070927182949 }}, profesor de Rutgers University, citado en [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928120433/http://www.jdlasica.com/articles/armenia5.html ''What the historians say'']</ref><ref>''We represent '''the major body of scholars who study genocide in North America and Europe'''. We are concerned that in calling for an impartial study of the Armenian Genocide you may not be fully aware of the extent of the scholarly and intellectual record on the Armenian Genocide and how this event conforms to the definition of the United Nations Genocide Convention. '''We want to underscore that it is not just Armenians who are affirming the Armenian Genocide but it is the overwhelming opinion of scholars who study genocide: hundreds of independent scholars, who have no affiliations with governments, and whose work spans many countries and nationalities and the course of decades.'''''[https://web.archive.org/web/20060416082159/http://www.genocidewatch.org/TurkishPMIAGSOpenLetterreArmenia6-13-05.htm ''A Letter from The International Association of Genocide Scholars'']</ref><ref> [https://web.archive.org/web/20070717114748/http://www.genocide1915.info/research/view.asp?ID=32 "The Washington Post Confirms Facts of Armenian Genocide"], en Genocide1915 (30 de mayo de 2004).</ref>