GENOCIDE: THE DESTRUCTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

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GENOCIDE: THE DESTRUCTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

GENOCIDE DEFINED Deliberately killing or causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of a group to bring about physical destruction AND Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group as well as forcibly transferring children of the group to another group

8 STAGES OF GENOCIDE Dr. Gregory Stanton Classification Symbolization Dehumanization Organization Polarization Preparation Extermination Denial

CHARACTERISTICS OF GENOCIDE Period of economic stress or political crisis: I.e. Ottomans/Germans Bipolar or mixed religious/ethnic societies Longstanding animosity between majority and minority groups Widespread obedience to authority: I.e. High illiteracy, mass media propaganda, weak or no democratic institutions, etc.

CHARACTERISTICS OF GENOCIDE 5) Charismatic political or military leaders emerge 6) Nationalist ideology dehumanizes minority group(s) 7) Widespread denial of responsibility

AREAS WHERE GENOCIDE HAS OR IS OCCURRING Cambodia (1970’s Khmer Rouge govt led by Pol Pot) Rwanda (1994 Hutus targeted Tutsis) Bosnia (1995 Srebrenica massacre; Serbs target Croats and Muslims) Turkey (early 20th century – Armenians targeted by Turks) Darfur, Sudan (2003-present, govt-backed Arab militia Janjaweed targeting Christians and Animist African farmers) European Holocaust (1940’s Nazi-led German govt sought to exterminate Jews and other marginal groups)

WHY LEARN ABOUT GENOCIDE WHY LEARN ABOUT GENOCIDE? DOES THIS AFFECT MY TEENAGE BERGEN COUNTY LIFESTYLE? EXPLAIN. WHAT CAN I DO TO TRY AND STOP IT NOW AND/OR NEVER LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN?