The Belmont (Massachusetts) Human Rights Commission voted unanimously on
Thursday to recommend to the board of selectmen that Belmont immediately
sever ties with the Anti-Defamation League.
The Human Rights Commission cited the ADL's failure to unambiguously
recognize the Armenian Genocide and its continued opposition to
Congressional resolutions recognizing the Genocide.
On Wednesday, Sept. 5th, in Needham (MA) Human Rights Committee decided not
to abandon the No Place For Hate program -co-sponsored by the
Anti-Defamation League- just yet, but the program remains on thin ice as the
committee asked the national organization to back Congressional legislation
recognizing the Armenian Genocide.
In a letter to be sent to the ADL The Human Rights Committee would recommend
ending the town's association with the ADL
if the national organization does not directly recognize the Armenian
Genocide and change its stance on the Congressional legislation.
