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[[Image: | [[Image:Nyamata Memorial Site 13.jpg|thumb|272px|The skulls of victims of the [[Rwandan Genocide]] on display at the Nyamata Genocide Memorial Centre.]] | ||
{{Important}}'''Genocide''' refers to a deliberate attempt to exterminate a certain racial, religious, national or ethnic group of people, usually through systematic violence and abuse that can amount to mass [[murder]] and [[state terrorism]]: many countries have been practicing genocide for thousands of years and it has only recently been seen as a major issue to be resolved, due in part to the infamous [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]] of [[World War II]] - which opened many people's eyes to the extent genocide can go if left unopposed. A specific type of genocide is that which is targeted at [[Genocide of Indigenous Peoples|indigenous peoples]] of any territory or region, which is often perpetrated by imperialist or colonial powers. | {{Important}}'''Genocide''' refers to a deliberate attempt to exterminate a certain racial, religious, national or ethnic group of people, usually through systematic violence and abuse that can amount to mass [[murder]] and [[state terrorism]]: many countries have been practicing genocide for thousands of years and it has only recently been seen as a major issue to be resolved, due in part to the infamous [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]] of [[World War II]] - which opened many people's eyes to the extent genocide can go if left unopposed. A specific type of genocide is that which is targeted at [[Genocide of Indigenous Peoples|indigenous peoples]] of any territory or region, which is often perpetrated by imperialist or colonial powers. | ||