Genocide - Wikipedia Genocide is the partial or total destruction of a human group, committed intentionally The popular view conceives of genocide as the large-scale killing of individuals, but in the scholarly and legal fields, genocide occurs when the group itself is targeted
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? - 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)
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
The Genocide Watch List 2025: Where and why is the world burning? Today, multiple regions face the grim reality of genocide Genocide Emergencies in Myanmar, Gaza and Sudan, and major warnings elsewhere, underscore the failure to stop mass atrocities There is an urgent need for global intervention and mass education
Defining Genocide | CFR Education Read about the legal definition, historical instances, and international efforts to prevent genocide
How do you define genocide? - BBC News Genocide is understood by most to be the gravest crime against humanity It is defined as a mass extermination of a particular group of people - exemplified by the efforts of the Nazis to