genotsiide

Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group. The term was first used by Raphael Lemkin in 1944 to describe the systematic killing of the Armenian people by the Ottoman Empire during World War I. The United Nations Genocide Convention, adopted in 1948, 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:

1. Killing members of the group.

2. Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group.

3. Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part.

4. Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group.

5. Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.

Genocide can be committed through various means, including mass killings, forced displacement, and the denial of basic human rights. It is considered one of the most serious crimes against humanity and is prohibited by international law. The United Nations has established the International Criminal Court to prosecute individuals for genocide and other war crimes. The term "genocide" is derived from the Greek words "genos" (race) and "cidein" (to kill), reflecting its focus on the destruction of specific groups based on their shared characteristics.