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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |