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'''Genocide''' is a term that refers to the intentional destruction of a group of people (usually a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group), in whole or in part. [[Raphael Lemkin]] coined the term in his book ''Axis Rule in Occupied Europe'' (1944).<ref name=":1">{{Citation|title=Axis Rule in Occupied Europe|author=[[Raphäel Lemkin]]|year=1944|publisher=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace|city=Washington|pdf=https://www.lawandisrael.org/wp-content/uploads/Topics/Holocaust/Genocide/Lemkin-Axis-Rule-Genocide.pdf}}</ref> The [[United Nations]] defines genocide as:<blockquote>... any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: | '''Genocide''' is a term that refers to the intentional destruction of a group of people (usually a [[Nation|national]], ethnic, [[Race|racial]], or [[Religion|religious]] group), in whole or in part. [[Raphael Lemkin]] coined the term in his book ''Axis Rule in Occupied Europe'' (1944).<ref name=":1">{{Citation|title=Axis Rule in Occupied Europe|author=[[Raphäel Lemkin]]|year=1944|publisher=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace|city=Washington|pdf=https://www.lawandisrael.org/wp-content/uploads/Topics/Holocaust/Genocide/Lemkin-Axis-Rule-Genocide.pdf}}</ref> The [[United Nations]] defines genocide as:<blockquote>... any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: | ||
* Killing members of the group | * Killing members of the group | ||
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It consists of the Greek prefix ''genos'', meaning race or tribe, and the Latin suffix ''cide'', meaning to kill. | It consists of the Greek prefix ''genos'', meaning race or tribe, and the Latin suffix ''cide'', meaning to kill. | ||
Raphael Lemkin first coined the term in ''Axis Rule in Occupied Europe''.<ref name=:1 /> | |||
== Examples | == Controversies == | ||
In 2023, the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' released an opinion article called "Is It Time to Retire the Term 'Genocide'? The Meaning of Genocide," which does not mention the UN definition. The article seeks to question the meaning of genocide to prevent it from being used against the [[United States of America|USA]] and other [[Imperial core|Western countries]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Margaret Kimberley|newspaper=[[Black Agenda Report]]|title=When Genocide Is No Longer Genocide|date=2023-12-13|url=https://www.blackagendareport.com/when-genocide-no-longer-genocide|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222031036/https://www.blackagendareport.com/when-genocide-no-longer-genocide|archive-date=2023-12-22}}</ref> | |||
== Examples == | |||
Common examples of genocides include but are not limited to: | Common examples of genocides include but are not limited to: | ||
* [[Genocide of the indigenous peoples of the Americas]] (1492–present) | * [[Genocide of the indigenous peoples of the Americas]] (1492–present) | ||
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* [[Republic of the Union of Myanmar#Rohingya genocide|Rohingya genocide]] (2017–present) | * [[Republic of the Union of Myanmar#Rohingya genocide|Rohingya genocide]] (2017–present) | ||
* [[Palestinian genocide]] (1917-present) | * [[Palestinian genocide]] (1917-present) | ||
== See also == | |||
* [[We Charge Genocide]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Genocide]] | [[Category:Genocide]] | ||
Revision as of 19:06, 22 December 2023
Genocide is a term that refers to the intentional destruction of a group of people (usually a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group), in whole or in part. Raphael Lemkin coined the term in his book Axis Rule in Occupied Europe (1944).[1] The United Nations defines genocide as:
... any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:
- Killing members of the group
- Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group
- Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part
- Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group
- Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group[2]
Etymology
It consists of the Greek prefix genos, meaning race or tribe, and the Latin suffix cide, meaning to kill.
Raphael Lemkin first coined the term in Axis Rule in Occupied Europe.[1]
Controversies
In 2023, the Wall Street Journal released an opinion article called "Is It Time to Retire the Term 'Genocide'? The Meaning of Genocide," which does not mention the UN definition. The article seeks to question the meaning of genocide to prevent it from being used against the USA and other Western countries.[3]
Examples
Common examples of genocides include but are not limited to:
- Genocide of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (1492–present)
- Dzungar genocide (1755–1758)
- Australian Aboriginal genocide (1788–present)
- Circassian genocide (1864–1867)
- Herero and Namaqua genocide (1904–1908)
- Armenian genocide (1915–1917)
- Holocaust (1941–1945)
- Cambodian genocide (1975–1979)
- Rwandan genocide (1994)
- Rohingya genocide (2017–present)
- Palestinian genocide (1917-present)
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Raphäel Lemkin (1944). Axis Rule in Occupied Europe. [PDF] Washington: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
- ↑ "Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide" (9 December 1948). Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Archived from the original on 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ↑ Margaret Kimberley (2023-12-13). "When Genocide Is No Longer Genocide" Black Agenda Report. Archived from the original on 2023-12-22.