Disuse of power

A genocide did indeed occur in the period from 1915 to 1918 in Armenia by the hands of the Ottoman Turks. This is the entire truth and no political issues or circumstantial evidences or any other explanations can change it. All Turkish regimes, from 1915 till present have done so, and the rest of the world has not been able to do anything, but stand by as normal by-standards. Even the UN has not been able to touch this subject with much success. This denial issue has arisen quite recently and more prominently, due to Turkey’s want to enroll as a permanent member of the European Union. The French government, a prominent member of the EU, has passed a law stating that the denial of the Armenian genocide is punishable by law and anyone convicted of this denial can be sentenced to prison. Armenia, on the other hand, has tried to rally countries into registering the events which started from 1915 as “genocidal”.

The United Nations, the prominent figure in international politics and international relations, according to the 1948 genocide convention law, has deemed the massacre a genocide. What I do not get is why there is still dispute over “if a genocide did indeed occur.” To me, this situation makes no sense at all. If a higher authoritative power, with the inclusion of most of the countries of the world, has proved that the event was a genocide then shouldn’t the decision be absolute? Turkey has denied the claims as it cannot afford to call it a genocide. I look upon this as a failure of the UN to enforce its stature in the international community. There is still confusion around even after the UN has given its decision. The French are denying Turkey admission into the EU until they face their past and own up to their deeds. This would not have been the issue if the UN had made a strong statement regarding the judgment of the genocide of 1915. The UN, the organization responsible to stop wars, to stop genocides, has not been able to enforce its own decision. Then, how can it stop any acts of evil?