On December 29, 2000, notary Gregorio Hairabedian, with the legal support of his daughter Doctor Luisa S. Hairabedian, began a Trial for the Right to the Truth of the Armenian Genocide. Their goal was to search for the truth and to fight against impunity of the State of Turkey regarding the Armenian Genocide between 1915 and 1923. Members of Gregorio and Luisa’s paternal and maternal family had been victims during that time, respectively located in the vilayatos of Palú and Zeitún.

After appealing a decision against the First Instance, the National Clearinghouse for Criminal and Correctional Office ordered that the Judge of the First Instance start an investigation which became part of «the Trials for the Search for Truth» or «Truth Trials» that we know today. 

On October 23, 2002, after substantial legal work, Federal Court No. 5, Secretariat No. 10 under the direction of Doctor Oyabirde passed a resolution that, in its relevant parts, stated that (translated from Spanish) «On the 23rd of October 2002, Buenos Aires…resolves to:…2) request that the Government of Turkey, through its National Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Relations and the Cult of the Nation proceed with: a) bringing forward detailed information regarding the fate of Gregorio Hairabedián’s paternal and maternal relatives, indicated in pages 22-23, located in Palú (Jarput) and Zeitún (Soulemainy), during the incidents that took place between 1915 and 1923; b) provide, to the undersigned, the archives regarding the aforementioned incidents and those related to the plaintiff’s relatives, whether regarding disappearance, deportation or execution. 3) Request that the governments of Great Britain, the United States of America, Germany and Vatican City State send all information that they have in their archives regarding the incidents that occurred in Turkey between 1915 and 1923 in the vilayatos of Trebizonda, Erzerúm, Bitlis, Diarbekir, Jarput and Sivas, and if their records contain any mention of the petitioner’s relatives. 4) Request that the United Nations Information Centers send a copy of the document identified as: E/CN.4/Sub.2/1985/6 designated as «Revised and updated report on the question of the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide» prepared by Ben Whitaker and approved in the 38th Session in August 1985 of the UN; and an authenticated copy of the minutes of the 38th Session, Topic 4 of the Provisional Agenda…registered and notified. Signed: Dr. Norberto M. Oyardbirde, Federal Judge».

Subsequently, the Tribunal ordered the Argentine Chancellery to continue to pursue the corresponding International Exhorts the were promptly based in the aforementioned countries.
German and the Holy See consequently responded by informing that the historical and political archives were available to the solicitors. In August 2004, Dr. Luisa Hairabedian visited Europe and successfully gained access to the Political Archives of the German Minister of Foreign Affairs. During the trip Hairabedian met with distinct experts of international prestige in the field of International Human Rights, and with a number of representatives in the Armenian community in France and Germany in efforts to strengthen international support for the cause.

It is important to highlight that the original presented allegations initially filed in solitude by Gregorio Hairabedian and have been presented in a similar framework to those of the «class action» as claimants of the case have expanded to include groups within the Armenian Community in Buenos Aires. These organisations include: The Administrative Institution of the Armenian Church, The Armenian Cultural Association, The Argentinean-Armenian Chamber of Industry and Commerce, The Armenian Cultural Union, The Armenian Compatriot Union of Marash and The Tekeyan Cultural Association, and the Union of Armenian of Hadjin Residents.

Dr. Luisa Hairabedian passed in a traffic accident On October 24th 2004. In response, her family founded the Luisa Hairabedian Foundation in 2005 with the goal of establishing a structure to permit the continuation of the search for evidence for the Truth Trials and also to pursue the promotion of human rights, a mission Luisa Hairabedian carried throughout her life.
The primary principle of the Luisa Hairabedian Foundation was to promote and defend human rights in general and particularly to pursue the trial for the Right to the Truth that Dr. Luisa Hairabedian was dedicated to and initiated with her father in 2001.

After the passing of Luisa, in efforts to continue her legacy, the distinct members of the foundation, especially her son Federico Gaitan Hairabedian, a law student at the time, proposed to continue gathering evidence as his mother started in 2004. Gregorio Hairabedian, President of the Luisa Hairabedian Foundation, made possible trips to distinct countries throughout Europe, Asia and to the United States with the objective of obtaining government documents that for certain reasons the states had not made available as the court decision made in 10.23.02 demanded for and was mandated by the aforementioned Dr. Oyarbide.

Through certain trips during the years of 2005-2010, they successfully obtained valuable classified government documents from the United States, France, Germany, England, Holy See, Belgium, Armenia and Jerusalem that were then translated to Spanish. The documents contained elements of evidentiary validity sufficient enough to be presented in the Truth Trials and were legalized. These documents included diplomatic letters, classified reports, witness testimonies, orders, among others, resulting in a unique archive that clearly documents the crimes committed by the Turkish State against the Armenian population from 1915 to 1923.

Distinct specialist and collaborators like the prestigious historian Pascual Ohanian and lawyer Mariela Bondar traveled to the United States, Armenian and the Vatican City in search for evidence. A commision of historiographers formed part of the Luisa Hairabedian Foundation and led a detailed investigation of the incriminating evidence of the German State.