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ethnic

adjective as in racial, cultural

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In 2023 it witnessed horrific massacres, along ethnic lines, which the US and others say amounted to genocide.

From BBC

Beginning with her 2000 debut, “White Teeth,” which racked up more awards than we can list here, Smith has explored the spaces between us — ethnic differences, economic disparities, art and longing.

"No state, no party to a conflict... can be exempt from the obligation not to commit war crimes, not to commit genocide, not to commit ethnic cleansing," Ms Spoljaric said.

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But conspicuously absent from the report is any mention of transnational far-right extremists, including neo-Nazis, white supremacists and others animated by racial or ethnic hatred.

This would violate international law and has been described as "tantamount to ethnic cleansing" by the UN.

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