ANCA, IDC and IGE Announce Policy Agenda at Press Conference

Press conference kicking off a three-day convention with the ANCA, In Defense of Christians and the Institute for Global Engagement, and U.S. Rep. Dave Trott (R-IL)

WASHINGTON (In Defense of Christians)””On Thursday, at a press conference that kicked off its three-day convention, the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), In Defense of Christians (IDC) and the Institute for Global Engagement (IGE), and U.S. Representative Dave Trott (R-IL), gathered to announce an ambitious policy agenda. The conference addressed human rights and foreign policy concerns in the Middle East, with an emphasis on the religious persecution of Christians and other ethno-religious minorities in the region.

Recalling the success IDC and its partners in getting the U.S. government to declare that the Islamic State of Syria and Iraq (ISIS) is perpetrating genocide against Christians and other ethno-religious minorities in territories under its control, the conference’s panelists asked what’s next, laying out a number of bold initiatives, frameworks and resolutions to address the concerns of some of the region’s most vulnerable communities.

The conference was held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Katrina Lantos-Swett, President of the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice, commended IDC for the name of its convention: “Beyond Genocide: Preserving and Protecting the Future of Christianity in the Middle East”