Armenian Genocide victims commemorated in Southern California

Several rallies were held across Southern California on April 24 to mark Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, including one outside the Turkish Consulate in Beverly Hills, where hundreds of people gathered to remember the victims, ABC7 reported.

The “Rally For Our Future” was organized by the Armenian Youth Federation. Schools were closed Thursday in the Los Angeles and Glendale unified school districts to commemorate Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day.

“In 1915, one and a half million Armenians died at the hands of the Ottoman Empire. The reason why we’re here in front of the Turkish Consulate is because the Turkish government, unlike the American government and 30 governments around the world, still denies the Armenian genocide,” said Nareg Kuyumjian, representative of the Armenian Youth Federation.