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[[ | [[Image:1200px-Nyamata Memorial Site 13.jpg|thumb|272px|The skulls of victims of the [[Rwandan Genocide]] on display at the Nyamata Genocide Memorial Centre.]] | ||
'''Genocide''' refers to a deliberate attempt to exterminate a certain 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 Holocaust of [[World War II]] - which opened many people's eyes to the extent genocide can go if left unopposed. | '''Genocide''' refers to a deliberate attempt to exterminate a certain 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 Holocaust of [[World War II]] - which opened many people's eyes to the extent genocide can go if left unopposed. | ||
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Under international law genocide is a [[crime against humanity]], sadly it still remains rife in certain areas of the world and is hard to control due to it often being born of deep and prevalent hatred or fear of certain minorities. | Under international law genocide is a [[crime against humanity]], sadly it still remains rife in certain areas of the world and is hard to control due to it often being born of deep and prevalent hatred or fear of certain minorities. | ||
==Notable examples== | ==Notable examples== | ||
*[[Circassian Genocide]] | *[[Circassian Genocide]] | ||
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*[[Guatemalan Genocide]] | *[[Guatemalan Genocide]] | ||
*[[East Timor Genocide]] | *[[East Timor Genocide]] | ||
*[[Isaaq Genocide]] | |||
*[[Yazidi Genocide]] | *[[Yazidi Genocide]] | ||
*[[Rohingya Genocide]] | *[[Rohingya Genocide]] | ||
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*[[Black War]] | *[[Black War]] | ||
*The ''[[Sook Ching]]'' | *The ''[[Sook Ching]]'' | ||
*''[[Effacer le | *The [[Rape of Nanking]] | ||
*''[[Effacer le tableau]]'' (Bambuti genocide) | |||
*The ''[[Ikiza]]'' | |||
*The [[Great Purge]] | |||
[[Category:List]] | [[Category:List]] | ||
[[Category:Genocidal]] | [[Category:Genocidal]] | ||