2. Definition of Genocide
Intentional and systematic killing of all or part of a racial, ethnic or national group.
Balkans
Srebenica Massacre (1995)
8,000 refugee Bosniak men and boys killed by Serbian troops during the Bosnian War.
Rwanda
Massacres of minority Tutsi population by the majority Hutu peoples. (1994)
500,000-1 million Tutsi were murdered in a 100 day period.
Tutsi rebels eventually defeated the Hutu and took over the government.
Darfur
Eastern region of Sudan (2003-present)
Sudanese government forces and Arab militias known as Janjaweed attacked and destroyed 400 Darfuri villages thought to be disloyal to the government.
400,000 deaths
2.5 million people displaced
Led to division of Sudan into Sudan and South Sudan.