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Scholarship varies on the definition of genocide employed when analysing whether events are genocidal in nature. [2] The United Nations Genocide Convention, not always employed, defines genocide as "any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: killing members of the group; causing serious bodily or ...
The Genocide of Yazidis has been officially recognized by several bodies of the United Nations [181] [182] and the European Parliament. [183] Some states have recognized it as well, including the National Assembly of Armenia , [ 184 ] the Australian parliament , [ 185 ] the British Parliament , [ 186 ] the Canadian parliament , [ 187 ] and the ...
It was the first legal instrument to codify genocide as a crime, and the first human rights treaty unanimously adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, on 9 December 1948, during the third session of the United Nations General Assembly. [1] The Convention entered into force on 12 January 1951 and has 153 state parties as of June 2024. [2]
A number of genocide scholars (including Israel Charny, [277] Gregory Stanton, [278] Deborah Mayersen, [279] and Adam Jones [280]) as well as international media outlets, such as The Guardian, [281] The Washington Post [282] and Al Jazeera [283] among others, have referred to the case as one of genocide. In 2001, the United Nations commissioned ...
Part of a series on Genocide Issues List of genocides Genocides in history Before WWI WWI–WWII 1946–1999 21st century Effects on youth Denial Massacre Rape Incitement In relation to Colonialism / War Perpetrators, victims, and bystanders Prevention Psychology Recognition politics Risk factors Stages Types Anti-Indigenous Cultural Paper Utilitarian Studies Outline Bibliography Related ...
An Orthodox Jewish man looks at photographs of Jews murdered during the Holocaust at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Israel. David Silverman/Getty Images The newly formed United Nations passed ...
Genocide is intentional action to destroy a people (usually defined as an ethnic, national, racial, or religious group) in whole or in part. The United Nations Genocide Convention , which was established in 1948, defines genocide as "acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group".
The resolution on genocide invited the United Nations Economic and Social Council to draw up an international treaty that would oblige states to prevent and punish acts of genocide. Two years later, the General Assembly adopted the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide , which provided a legal definition of ...