genocide
Sign in to savethumb|link=Warsaw Ghetto boy|The Holocaust heavily influences the popular understanding of genocide, as [[mass killing of innocent people based on their ethnic identity.]]
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Genocide is the deliberate mass killing of people based on their ethnic identity or other group characteristics. It matters because it represents one of the gravest crimes against humanity, and understanding it helps societies recognize and prevent such atrocities.
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- Origins
- Crime
- Development
- Genocide Convention
- Prosecutions
- Genocide studies
- Definitions
- Criticism of the concept of genocide and alternatives
- Causes
- Victims
- Perpetrators
- Methods
- Non-lethal means
- Reactions
- History
- Effects and aftermath
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Books
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thumb|link=Warsaw Ghetto boy|The Holocaust heavily influences the popular understanding of genocide, as [[mass killing of innocent people based on their ethnic identity.]]
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. Acts of genocide include killing as well as non-lethal acts such as preventing reproduction among the group, the forcible transfer of children to another group, and cultural genocide.