genocide
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In the wake of the 1994 genocide, Alison Des Forges, then a senior adviser to Human Rights Watch, pointed to genocide inversion as a central means of justifying the genocide against the Tutsis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Established in 2002, the ICC prosecutes individuals accused of the gravest atrocities, including war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
The pair stood trial in Germany because of the legal principle of universal jurisdiction, which allows prosecutions for alleged war crimes, including genocide, occurring overseas.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
“She’s still basically on a hero’s journey wanting to get justice for what happened to Remy and for the genocide that she witnessed and that she is a survivor of,” Zann says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
A formal style that is appropriate for the inscription on a genocide memorial will differ from a casual style that is appropriate for an email to a close friend.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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It also commemorates the millions of people outside the Jewish faith who were murdered through Nazi persecution, and those targeted in more recent genocides.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
So far, the center has speakers lined up from the Rwandan and Cambodian genocides and is working to include Native voices.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2024
There have always been monuments to commemorate the loss of life from calamitous events: wars, genocides, terrorist attacks.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2022
Kim, 47, knew that anyone there of his age or older had survived one of the most brutal genocides of the 20th century.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2022
She said a local gallery in Rochester, called the Visual Studies Workshop, had been showing photography from genocides around the world, and perhaps we could do an exhibit there.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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