Genocide

Definition

Genocide refers to the deliberate and systematic extermination of a particular ethnic, racial, or religious group. It involves acts such as mass killings, forced displacement, and other forms of violence aimed at destroying the targeted group.

Related terms

Ethnic Cleansing: Ethnic cleansing involves the forced removal or expulsion of an ethnic group from a particular area through violence or intimidation.

Holocaust: The Holocaust was a genocide during World War II in which six million Jews were systematically killed by Nazi Germany.

Rwandan Genocide: The Rwandan Genocide occurred in 1994 when approximately 800,000 Tutsis were brutally murdered by Hutus in just 100 days.