Genocide - Wikipedia Genocide has occurred throughout human history, even during prehistoric times Most genocides have occurred during wartime, and they are particularly likely in situations of imperial expansion and power consolidation
Genocide | Definition, Examples, Facts | Britannica Genocide, the deliberate and systematic destruction of a group of people because of their ethnicity, nationality, religion, or race The term was derived from the Greek genos (‘race,’ ‘tribe,’ or ‘nation’) and the Latin cide (‘killing’)
Definitions of Genocide and Related Crimes | United Nations In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: Forcibly
What Is Genocide? | CFR Education The Genocide Convention defines the crime according to five acts To be considered genocide, those acts must be carried out with the “intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national,
What is Genocide? - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum The legal term “genocide” refers to certain acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group Genocide is an international crime, according to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948)
What is Genocide? - Ohio What is Genocide? The term “genocide” was coined by Raphäel Lemkin in 1944 in his book Axis Rule in Occupied Europe Genocide was first recognized as a crime under international law in 1946 by the United Nations General Assembly
What is Genocide? – The Holocaust Explained: Designed for schools Genocide is defined as an act committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group The term ‘genocide’ was coined in 1944 by the Polish-Jewish lawyer Raphael Lemkin in his book Axis Rule in Occupied Europe
The Definition of Genocide The Contracting Parties confirm that genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime under international law which they undertake to prevent and to punish
Genocide - HISTORY Genocide is a term used to describe violence against members of a national, ethnic, racial or religious group with the intent to destroy the entire group