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Genocide has occurred throughout history, however the crime of genocide was only recognised in international law after the Second World War. The term genocide was first coined by Raphael Lemkin in 1944 stemming from the word genos, meaning race, nation or tribe in ancient Greek, and caedere, meaning to kill in Latin… more
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“Preventing genocide is a collective and individual responsibility. Everyone has a role to play: Governments, the media, civil society organizations, religious groups, and each and every one of us. Let us build a global partnership against genocide. Let us protect populations from genocide when their own Government cannot or will not.” -United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon 9 April 2007 |
