What is genocide?

Genocide And Human Rights Questions



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What is genocide?

Genocide is the deliberate and systematic extermination or destruction of a specific ethnic, racial, religious, or national group. It involves acts such as mass killings, torture, forced displacement, and other forms of violence with the intention to eliminate the targeted group entirely or partially. Genocide is considered a grave violation of human rights and is recognized as a crime under international law.