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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. 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.

'''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 [[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.

Genocide is the most common (and most violent) form of [[ethnic cleansing]]. However, both genocide and ethnic cleansing are often kept separate in legal contexts; while ethnic cleansing and genocide may share the same goal and the acts used to perpetrate both crimes may often resemble each other, ethnic cleansing is intended to displace a persecuted population from a given territory, while genocide is intended to destroy a population.

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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. 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.
+'''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 [[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.
 Genocide is the most common (and most violent) form of [[ethnic cleansing]]. However, both genocide and ethnic cleansing are often kept separate in legal contexts; while ethnic cleansing and genocide may share the same goal and the acts used to perpetrate both crimes may often resemble each other, ethnic cleansing is intended to displace a persecuted population from a given territory, while genocide is intended to destroy a population.