Genocide Research
What is Genocide?
Defined by Article II of the United Nation's Genocide Convention, a genocide is the systematic killing or destruction of a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group, in whole or in part.
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Millions of innocent people around the world have lost their lives and families to genocide. Learn more about the following genocides below. Please click on the names of the genocides to view more research and helpful links. Thank you for helping uphold the promise of never again.
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The Uighur genocide is still happening in Xinjiang, China today, and the Uighurs need your help! Please click here to be directed to a website with more steps you can take to help the Uighur Muslims in China.
Under the rule of the Young Turks during World War I, the Ottoman Empire started a genocide against the Armenian people because of religious and cultural differences (1915 - 1917).
Bosnia-Herzegovinan Genocide
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Following Belgium decolonization, Burundi experienced two genocides arising from tensions between the Hutu majority and Tutsi minority groups in Burundi (1972, 1993).
Cambodian Genocide
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Herero and Nama Genocide
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In the Holocaust, Nazi Germany and its collaborators aimed to kill all European Jews, Roma, homosexuals, handicapped, and political dissidents. From 1933 to 1945, over 11 million were killed, making it the largest genocide ever committed (1933 - 1945).
In Somalia, the state-sponsored massacre of the Isaaq Tribe led to the Isaaq Genocide (1987-1989).
Kashmiri Genocide
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Mexican Genocide
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Native American Genocide
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In Rwanda, hostilities between groups sparked a genocide against the Tutsis and moderate Hutus by the Hutu-led government and militia (1994).
Rohingya Genocide
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Ukrainian Genocide
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Yazidi Genocide
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