genocide
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Earlier this year the US determined that the RSF had committed genocide in Darfur.
From BBC
Likewise, except for the charges of genocide or “crimes against humanity,” international law, as reflected in the Rome Statute, focuses on orders that are plainly illegal.
“The Nigerian delegation refuted allegations of genocide in Nigeria, emphasizing that violent attacks affect families and communities across religious and ethnic lines,” Onanuga said.
The fliers, found taped to light poles near St. Mary’s Armenian Apostolic Church, contained messages that denied the Armenian genocide but claimed that Israel “fully supports” its completion.
From Los Angeles Times
The movie “Measures of Men” tells the story of a different German genocide, in what is now Namibia.
From New York Times
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