1991 ⟶ American Historical Association Issues Statement on Holocaust Denial
In December 1991 the American Historical Association issued ...
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🗣️ Jean-Marie Le Pen's Holocaust Denial Statement
On 13 September 1987 Jean-Marie Le Pen said, "I ask myself several questions. I'm not saying the gas chambers didn't exist. I haven't seen them myself. I haven't particularly studied the question. But I believe it's just a detail in the history of World War II." He was condemned under the Gayssot Act and ordered to pay 1.2 million francs (183,200 euros).⟶
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France⚖️ Robert Faurisson Convicted for Holocaust Denial
French literature professor Robert Faurisson was convicted and punished for Holocaust denial under the Gayssot Act in 1990.⟶
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France📜 American Historical Association Issues Statement on Holocaust Denial
In December 1991 the American Historical Association issued the following statement: The American Historical Association Council strongly deplores the publicly reported attempts to deny the fact of the Holocaust. No serious historian questions that the Holocaust took place. This followed a strong reaction by many of its members and commentary in the press against a near-unanimous decision that the AHA had made in May 1991 that studying the significance of the Holocaust should be encouraged. The association's May 1991 statement was in response to an incident where certain of its members had questioned the reality of the Holocaust. The December 1991 declaration is a reversal of the AHA's earlier stance that the association should not set a precedent by certifying historical facts.⟶
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United States🏛️ American Historical Association Condemns Disproportionate Role Claim
In 1995, the American Historical Association (AHA) issued a statement condemning "any statement alleging that Jews played a disproportionate role in the Atlantic slave trade."⟶
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United States⚖️ Belgium Makes Holocaust Denial Illegal
In Belgium, Holocaust denial was made illegal in 1995.⟶
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