Aram Hamparian

Aram Hamparian, the executive director of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), joins Thanos Davelis to look into the growing pressure on Azerbaijan over its human rights record in the build up to COP29, and break down why COP29 should matter to anyone who believes in human rights.

With commemorations of the Armenian Genocide taking place across the world, there is a renewed fear that the lessons of "Never Again" have been forgotten following Azerbaijan's attack on Nagorno Karabakh and its continued threats.

Aram Hamparian, the Executive Director of the Armenian National Committee, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss Azerbaijan's blockade of Nagorno Karabakh, or Artsakh, and the humanitarian crisis unfolding over the last weeks, and look at what steps the US should take to support the people of Nagorno Karabakh and hold Baku accountable.

Senior members of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) and Ted Poe (R-TX), Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Co-Chairman Jim McGovern (D-MA), and Representatives Jim Costa (D-CA) and John Sarbanes (D-MD) condemned Turkish President Erdogan’s violent crackdown – both in Turkey and the U.S.