genocide
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A man accused of offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide will remain in custody unless he pays the court a £100,000 guarantee.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
A 65-year-old doctor has appeared in court, the first person in the UK to be charged over the genocide in Rwanda in 1994.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
The U.S. should also speak with countries that claim universal jurisdiction over genocide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
“As Irish people we know all too well about genocide, forced famine and violent occupation,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
The museum focuses on stereotypes, prejudice, genocide, the history of intolerance.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
It also commemorates the millions of people outside of the Jewish faith who were murdered through Nazi persecution and those targeted in more recent genocides.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2025
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
The question underpinning his statement remains ever relevant: In the face of wars, genocides and other atrocities, does art-making serve any purpose?
From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
The advocates pushed for something that would make the world not just condemn but actually punish future genocides.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 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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