genocide

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"Nurul Amin Shah Alam fled genocide and came to this country in search of safety and opportunity," she said in a statement.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

You’ve heard the expression regarding the Holocaust: “Never again” means that genocide should never be inflicted on anyone.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

Rwanda denies supporting M23 and says its troops are in eastern Congo for “defensive measures” against a rebel group formed by Hutu extremists who orchestrated the 1994 genocide in Rwanda before fleeing to Congo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Other genocide cases are also open at the International Criminal Court and in Argentina under the principle of universal jurisdiction.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Eventually, even the Urban League came to take the claims of genocide seriously.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander