ANATOMY OF A GENOCIDE

ANATOMY OF A GENOCIDE

GENOCIDE the deliberate and systematic

extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.

TARGETS The group(s) of people who

are harmed by acts of genocide.

PERPETRATORS The ones who plan, incite or encourage

acts of genocide.

HENCHMEN The ones who carry out the physical

acts of genocide.

ONLOOKERS Parties outside of the place where

genocide is occurring, have knowledge of the events and the ability to intervene, but refrain from doing so.

BYSTANDERS Parties present where the genocide is

taking place, but choose not to act or get involved.

RESCUERS The person(s) that put a stop to the acts

of genocide.

METHODS USED ACTS committed with intent to destroy the

target group:

a) Killing members of the groupb) Causing serious PHYSICAL or MENTAL harm to members of the groupc) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in partd) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the groupe) Targeting children or forcibly transferring children of the group to another group

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