Kim Kardashian, Christian Bale support UCLA Promise InstituteNovember 20, 2019 - 13:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West, as well as "The Promise" co-stars Christian Bale and Angela Sarafyan and director Terry George on Tuesday, November 19 attended a special launch event for The Promise Institute For Human Rights at UCLA, the Mail Online reports. The center at the university's School of Law has been launched with the help of a $20 million donation from the proceeds of the movie that is set during the Armenian Genocide that began in 1915. The decision to contribute proceeds from the film was led by Dr. Eric Esrailian, lead producer of "The Promise" and a faculty member at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. "The Armenian genocide must never be forgotten, and this need was one reason why we made The Promise," Esrailian said in a statement. "However, human rights tragedies — in Syria, the Congo and South Sudan and a global refugee crisis — continue to unfold today." Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul were among the high-profile stars that also attended the launch event. The new institute will serve as a national hub for human rights education and advocacy. Related links: Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |