Genocide

[[File:Nyamata Genocide Memorial Church (463758466).jpg|thumb|right|165px|Skulls at the Nyamata Genocide Memorial Church in Rwanda]]
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{{cquote|The duty of the survivor is to bear testimony to what happened… You have to warn people that these things can happen, that [[evil]] can be unleashed. [[Racism|Race hatred]], violence, idolatries&nbsp;— they still flourish.|||{{wpl|Elie Wiesel}}<ref>[https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1995440 Will Hatred Ever End?] by Elie Wiesel (June 1, 1995) ''The Watchtower''.</ref>}}
{{cquote|Every genocide in history has had a justification, at least in the eyes of those who committed it: of self-defense in the face of existential danger, of a war of no choice, of victims who had 'brought it upon themselves'.|||Yuli Novak, director of the Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem<ref>[https://archive.ph/CMvzr#selection-587.0-587.8 Rights groups are first in Israel to accuse government of genocide. The two groups said they found deliberate intent by Israeli decision-makers to target the whole population of Gaza and destroy life for the Palestinian people.] by Gerry Shih & Abbie Cheeseman (July 29, 2025) ''The Washington Post'' (archived from 29 Jul 2025 13:06:04 UTC).</ref>}}
A '''genocide''' is the attempted destruction of a group of people, most often a [[nation]] or [[culture]]. These attempts can range from merely destroying all of the things that make an ethnic group (forced [[language]] policies, destruction of [[history]]), to [[Eugenics|forced sterilization]] of the group (to prevent further generations from being born), to attempts at whole-scale extermination (as was done in the [[Holocaust]]). The word was coined in 1943 by Raphael Lemkin, a [[Jewish]]-[[Polish]]-[[British]] scholar, to describe [[Armenian genocide denial|Ottoman eliminationist policies towards Armenians]], which was soon thereafter applied to the [[Nazi]] policies of extermination and cultural suppression.

Whether action constitutes genocide depends on the breadth of the definition. Some forms of mass murder, as with undeniably preventable famines such as the [[Great Bengal Famine of 1943]] or the [[Mao Zedong|Great Chinese Famine]] (1958-62) might not be deemed genocide, but take as many lives as the events recognized as genocide. From a legal point of view, mass killings that don't fit the definition of genocide are generally still '''[[crimes against humanity]]'''. Meanwhile, things like forced assimilation are not considered genocide by the UN definition, but many people, including Lemkin, believe that cultural genocide is still genocide.

Without coercion of some sort, there is no genocide. Therefore, completely peaceful assimilation of one group into another cannot be considered genocide,{{efn|Such as when the Manchu rulers of [[China]] assimilated into Chinese [[culture]].}} nor can [[miscegenation|intermarriage]] between groups, despite what [[Metapedia|some people]] say. In the wake of the [[Rwandan genocide]], however, large-scale [[rape]], when carried out to destroy or break up a group as described below, is beginning to become seen as an act of genocide as well.<ref>[https://www.icc-cpi.int/nr/rdonlyres/ea9aeff7-5752-4f84-be94-0a655eb30e16/0/rome_statute_english.pdf Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court] Text of the Rome Statute circulated as document A/CONF.183/9 of 17 July 1998 and corrected by process-verbaux of 10 November 1998, 12 July 1999, 30 November 1999, 8 May 2000, 17 January 2001 and 16 January 2002. The Statute entered into force on 1 July 2002.</ref> This would considerably (and, arguably, justifiably) expand the definition and range of the crime of genocide — in [[Burma]]'s Karen provinces, for example, Burmese soldiers are ordered to rape {{wpl|Karen people|Karen}} women;<ref>[http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs3/Horton-2005.pdf ''Dying Alive''] by Guy Horton (2005) Images Asia.</ref> since Karen culture is patrilineal, this then leads to a drastic reduction in Karen births,<ref>''Burma: Insurgency and the Politics of Ethnicity'' by Martin Smith (1999) Zed Books, 2<sup>nd</sup> ed. ISBN 9781856496605.</ref> to say nothing of the spread of [[STD]]s, and intense [[psychological]] and physical trauma to the victims.

==Official definition==
[[File:Auschwitz Resistance 280 cropped.jpg|thumb|right|165px|''Sonderkommando'' burn corpses at Auschwitz.]]
The internationally recognised, legal definition of genocide is found in Article II of the [[United Nations]] Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide:<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/documents/atrocity-crimes/Doc.1_Convention%20on%20the%20Prevention%20and%20Punishment%20of%20the%20Crime%20of%20Genocide.pdf Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide] Approved and proposed for signature and ratification or accession by General Assembly resolution 260 A (III) of 9 December 1948 Entry into force: 12 January 1951, in accordance with article XIII</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20181228092247/http://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/genocide.html Genocide] United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect (archived from December 28, 2018).</ref>

{{cquote|In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group, as such:

:(a) Killing members of the group;
:(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
:(c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
:(d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
:(e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.}}

Article III of the Convention delineates the following acts as punishable:

{{cquote|(a) Genocide;<br>
(b) Conspiracy to commit genocide;<br>
(c) Direct and public incitement to commit genocide;<br>
(d) Attempt to commit genocide;<br>
(e) Complicity in genocide.}}

The issue of what constitutes a ''part'' of an ethnic group, however, is a contested [[legal]] problem — would it be an act of genocide if I killed a single member of group 'X', if she was the only X on my street and I wanted to make my street a 'Y'-only neighbourhood? Cases of this sort would technically fall under the remit of the above law, but are not usually treated as genocide. Hundreds of thousands of deaths are not necessary to reach a verdict of genocide, either, with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former [[Yugoslavia]],<ref>[http://www.icty.org/x/file/Outreach/view_from_hague/jit_srebrenica_en.pdf Facts about Srebrenica] — Summary of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia judgement on the case</ref> and the International Court of Justice<ref>[http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/91/13685.pdf Summary of the ICJ conclusions on the case]</ref> agreeing that it had taken place in the Srebrenica massacre, in which only 8,000 were killed. Furthermore, the massacre of 900 Ache Indians between 1968 and 1972 in [[Paraguay]] under the [[authoritarian]] regime of Alfredo Stroessner is considered a case of genocide.<ref>Richard Arens, ''Genocide in Paraguay'' (1976) Temple University Press. ISBN 0877220883.</ref> Another problem with the definition is the fact that in order to be considered genocide, an act must be committed in an attempt to destroy a group — merely targeting members of a certain group isn't enough.<ref name=emerging>[http://opiniojuris.org/2014/08/20/emerging-voices-controversy-definition-cambodian-genocide-eccc/ Emerging Voices: Controversy on the Definition of the Cambodian Genocide at the ECCC], Mélanie Vianney-Liaud, ''OpinioJuris'' 20 August 2014</ref> There's also the problem of cultural genocide, which is the attempted destruction of a culture through methods such as forced assimilation and suppression of cultural identifiers like languages or traditional clothing. Lemkin (who, need we remind you, ''coined'' the term "genocide") considered these acts of genocide, even using as examples [[Nazi Germany]] banning the French language in Luxembourg schools and the Nazis' destruction of [[Poland|Polish]] art.<ref>[http://www.preventgenocide.org/lemkin/AxisRule1944-2.htm Chapter IX: "Genocide" (Section II) from Raphael Lemkin's Axis Rule in Occupied Europe: Analysis, Proposals for Redress], ''Prevent Genocide International''</ref> Despite this, it is excluded from the UN's definition, largely because the Allied Powers, which were heavily involved in [[imperialism]] and had a lot to answer for in terms of cultural genocide, were the ones writing the documents.<ref>[https://academic.oup.com/ejil/article/29/2/373/5057075 The Return of Cultural Genocide?], Leora Bilsky and Rachel Klagsbrun, ''European Journal of International Law'' May 2018</ref>

The mass killings by the [[Khmer Rouge]] are illustrative of some of the limitations of the definition of genocide. According to a ruling by an international tribunal, it counts as a genocide only because ethnic minorities were also targeted.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/15/world/asia/khmer-rouge-cambodia-genocide.html Khmer Rouge’s Slaughter in Cambodia Is Ruled a Genocide], Hannah Beech, ''The New York Times'' 15 November 2018</ref> Obviously, many people are unsatisfied with this, as it suggests that the ethnic Cambodians who died were not victims of a genocide, even though many groups besides ethnic groups were targeted.<ref name=emerging />

{{wpl|Democide}} is a more encompassing concept of genocide that is not bounded by legal definitions.<ref name=rummel1>[http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/GENOCIDE.HTM Democide versus Genocide: Which is What?] by R. J. Rummel (May 1998).</ref><ref>''Death by Government: Genocide and Mass Murder Since 1900'' by R. J. Rummel (1997) Routledge. ISBN Routledge.</ref> Democide includes both intentional and unintentional government-caused killings.<ref name=rummel1/>

==Eight Stages of Genocide==
[[File:Destroyed Ohel Yaaqov Synagogue.jpeg|thumb|right|300px|A destroyed synagogue after ''Kristallnacht''.]]
Gregory Stanton published a paper entitled ''The Eight Stages of Genocide'' and presented it to the [[US]] State Department, the UN, and various other political bodies around the world. He outlined ways we identify true "genocide". While it is important for addressing questions like "Was the conquering of [[Native American]]s a 'genocide' or was it simply the result of dominance in military actions", the Eight Stages of Genocide also have a far more practical and important point. That is, identifying future genocides and preventing them before they happen again:<ref>[http://www.genocidewatch.org/aboutgenocide/8stagesofgenocide.html The 8 Stages of Genocide] by Gregory Stanton (1998) Genocide Watch.</ref>

#''Classification'' — People separate themselves into "[[Other|us/them]]" groups. This may initially be done on even terms and accepted by both parties, as with the [[Africa]]n tribal associations in Rwanda. This is a universal attribute of all societies and does not necessarily result in genocide. All societies have categories to distinguish between groups of people with different common denominators (skin color, ethnicity, race, religion, nationality). Countries which are considered "bipolar" in that there are negligible mixed categories (such as Burundi and Rwanda) are considered the most likely to have genocides.
#''Symbolization'' — Like classification, this is universally human, as all societies apply symbols to members of a group. Symbolization becomes dangerous and becomes a stage in genocide when it is infused with hatred or feelings of superiority by another group; for example, one or both groups may begin to use [[hate speech]] and/or develop symbols (usually derogatory) to represent the "other," which can lead to the next stage…
#''Dehumanization'' — A society goes from simply defining another group as "not us" to being "vermin", "insects", "plagues", "parasites", "subhuman", or "[[Irony|animals]]". This works in genocide by overcoming empathy towards a group, making it possible to violate or kill members of the group without remorse.
#''Organization'' — Stanton suggests that a true genocide is always organized as such, with people in power invoking violence on others, pushing the [[rhetoric]] with words like "destroy", "remove", "cleanse", or purify". In many modern cases from, Rwanda to [[Tibet|China]], military units were trained specifically to systematically destroy a culture and therefore the people.
#''Polarization'' — [[Inflammatory language|Polarizing hate speech]] steps up; rhetoric becomes common and normal, and it is usually associated with the violence of terms like "cleanse". [[Centrism|Moderates]] are assassinated to silence the center and render it passive. Moderates slow down the cycle and are usually the first to go. As a result of polarizing hate speech and repression of moderates, the [[false dilemma]] of "us and them" is ingrained in the public consciousness. Laws may be enacted forbidding intermarriage or social interaction between the two groups.
#''Preparation'' — (perhaps better understood as separation or isolation) The group in power begins to ward off, isolate, or even capture the "other". At this point, victim groups are fully aware that it is not simply about [[rights]] or [[freedom]], but their ''very life'' as a community or people. Examples of preparation include the "ghettoization" of Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe.
#''Extermination'' — (Stanton uses this term deliberately because in his research the [[criminal]] party sees the victim population as bugs, viruses, etc., to be exterminated. They are not humans to be killed or murdered.)
#''[[Denial]]'' — The final stage is denial, where the perpetrators attempt to deny, suppress details of, or even attempt to [[Rationalization|rationalize]] and/or justify the genocide (stifling investigations, [[Burning the evidence|destroying evidence]], and [[Blaming the victim|victim blaming]] are common tactics).

==Denialism==
[[File:Morgenthau336.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Armenian genocide is a common target of [[Armenian Genocide denial|denialism]].]]
{{cquote|Deliberate denial of a known genocide is a harmful act that deserves to be includes in the same moral domain as actual contributions to a genocide — indirect and direct. Indeed, denial may be appropriately regarded as the last stage of genocide, one that can continue long after the actual killing has ended.|||Eric Markusen & Israel W. Charny<ref>"Denials of Genocide, Psychology of" by Eric Markusen & Israel W. Charny. In: ''Encyclopedia of Genocide'' (1999), edited by Israel W. Charny. ABC-CLIO, pp. 159-161. ISBN 0874369282.</ref>{{rp|159}}}}
Genocide denial is particularly common both for the Armenian Genocide ([[Armenian Genocide denial]]) and the [[Holocaust]] ([[Holocaust denial]]), as well as the [[Native American genocides]]. In the case of Holocaust denial, Deborah Lipstadt concluded from an exhaustive survey that most deniers were antisemites or bigots, but that there were also many other motives for denial.<ref>''Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory'' by Deborah Lipstadt (1994) Plume. ISBN 0452272742. p. 206.</ref>

Israel Charny and Daphna Fromer listed five characteristics of arguments ("logic") used by genocide deniers:<ref>''Five Characteristics of the "Logic of Denials of Genocide" by 
Israel W. Charny & Daphna Fromer. In: ''Encyclopedia of Genocide'' (1999), edited by Israel W. Charny. ABC-CLIO, p. 160.</ref>
#"Innocence and self-righteousness": claiming that people could not have been so evil
#"Science in the service of confusion": [[science doesn't know everything]]
#"Practicality, pragmatism, and ''[[realpolitik]]''": There will never be world [[peace]], so one must be practical.
#"Distorted linkages and temporal confusions": dishonestly pulling ideas out of context, i.e., justifying one action with a decontextualized action from a different time, a type of ''[[non sequitur]]''
#"Indirection, [[Definitional fallacies|definitionalism]], reversal": methods of avoiding the essential issue of whether genocide occurred

Gregory Stanton has categorized 12 ways in which people attempt to deny genocide:<ref>[http://www.genocidewatch.org/aboutgenocide/12waystodenygenocide.html The 12 Ways to Deny a Genocide] by Gregory H. Stanton (13 September 2004, updated 15 June 2005) '"Genocide Watch''.</ref>
{{collist|2|
#Question and minimize the statistics
#Attack the motivations of the truth-tellers
#Claim that the deaths were inadvertent
#Emphasize the strangeness of the victims
#[[Rationalization|Rationalize]] the deaths as the result of tribal conflict
#Blame "out of control" forces for committing the killings
#Avoid antagonizing the genocidists, who might walk out of "the peace process"
#Justify denial in favor of current economic interests
#Claim that the victims are receiving good treatment
#Claim that what is going on doesn't fit the definition of genocide
#[[Blame the victim]]s
#Say that peace and reconciliation are more important than blaming people for genocide
}}

==Genocides since 1900==
Published in 2010, ''The Oxford Handbook of Genocides'' provides the following list of events since 1900 that are commonly accepted as genocides:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bloxham |first=Donald |title=The Oxford handbook of genocide studies |last2=Moses |first2=A. Dirk |date=2010 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-923211-6 |location=Oxford}}</ref>{{rp|600}} 
{| class="wikitable"
!When
!Where
!Who was being genocided?
!Perpetrator
|-
|1904–5
|German South West Africa
|[[Herero and Nama genocide|Herero people]]
|[[German Empire]]
|-
|1915–18
|[[Ottoman Empire]]
|[[Armenian Genocide denial|Armenians]]
|Ottoman Empire
|-
|1935–9
|Italian [[Ethiopia]]
|Ethiopians
|Fascist [[Italy]]
|-
|1937–9
|[[USSR]]
|The [[Stalin apologetics#Kulaks|kulaks]]
|[[Stalin]] and his crew
|-
|1937–45
|East [[Asia]]
|Everyone
|[[Japan|Japanese Empire]]
|-
|1941–5
|Nazi-occupied Europe
|[[Holocaust|Especially (but not only) Jews]]
|[[Nazi Germany]]
|-
|1965–6
|[[Indonesia]]
|Suspected communists
|Indonesian government
|-
|1967–70
|[[Nigeria]]
|Biafran civilians
|Nigerian government
|-
|1971
|[[Bangladesh]]
|Bengali Hindus
|[[Pakistan]] Armed Forces
|-
|1972
|Burundi
|Hutus
|Burundi's government
|-
|1975–9
|[[Cambodia]]
|Everyone
|[[Khmer Rouge]]
|-
|1981–3
|Guatemala
|[[Native American genocides#Guatemalan genocide|"Communists" and Mayan people]]
|Guatemalan government
|-
|1992
|[[Sudan]]
|Nuba people
|Sudanese government
|-
|1992–5
|[[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
|[[Bosnian genocide|Bosnian Muslim]]
|Bosnian Serb Army
|-
|1994
|Rwanda
|[[Rwandan Genocide|Tutsi and Hutu moderates]]
|Hutu militia supported by the Rwandan government
|-
|2003–Publication of the book
|Sudan—Darfur
|Various African groups
|Government backed militias
|-
|}
Since the book was published, events that have been widely described as genocides include the [[Uyghur genocide]], the [[Yazidi]] genocide, the {{wpl|Rohingya genocide||,}} and the {{wpl|Gaza genocide||.}} The Russian actions during the Russia-Ukraine War have also been labeled as genocidal.<ref>{{wpa|Allegations of genocide of Ukrainians in the Russo-Ukrainian War}}</ref>

==Not Genocides==
[[Racists]] often promote the [[conspiracy theory]] that there is a [[White Extinction Scenario|genocide against white people]]. Usually this comes in the form of claims that the increase in immigration from [[Third World]] nations is some sort of [[International Jewish Conspiracy|Zionist]]/[[Illuminati]]/[[Freemason]]/[[Socialist]]/[[Liberal]] plot to cause the demographic destruction of the white race. Aside from being absolutely absurd, this wouldn't qualify as genocide, as there is no plan to kill white people. It is also not unusual for [[white nationalist]]s to claim that there is an ongoing genocide of white people in [[South Africa]], initiated by [[Nelson Mandela]] (or more recently the current president, Cyril Ramaphosa<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/donald-trump-white-farmers-south-africa-genocide-ethnic-cleansing-land-seizures-racism-violence-a8504156.html The truth about white farmers in South Africa — and why the right is obsessed with them] by Joe Sommerlad (23 August 2018 12:45) ''The Independent''.</ref>). Ironically, while [[Israel]] was one of the last states to cut ties with [[Apartheid]] South Africa, white nationalists will often claim that Jews are the ones behind this “evil liberal conspiracy”.

While it is well-established that the Armenian Genocide and the Holodomor took place, white nationalists will often try to blame the Jews for both of these genocides.<ref>[https://www.canadalandshow.com/rebel-media-star-gavin-mcinnes-has-theories-on-jews/ We Watched Gavin McInnes’s Full Anti-Semitic Rant So You Don’t Have To: The Rebel personality has a lot of thoughts about Jews — and they're even worse in context.] by Jonathan Goldsbie (March 14, 2017) ''Canadaland''.</ref>

In the Anglosphere, [[white supremacists]] like to claim that [[affirmative action]], interracial relationships, and pretty much everything else are attempts to create genocide of the so-called "[[Caucasian|white race]]," despite ignoring current rates in demographics. Members of [[Black supremacy]] movements as well as certain individuals in the [[anti-choice]] crowd occasionally make the claim that [[abortion]] is a method of back-door genocide against minorities. (They also ignore current rates in demographics.)

In [[India]], [[Hindutva|Hindu nationalists]] believe that [[Hindu genocide|Hindus are being genocided]] by a coalition of [[Christianity|Christians]], [[Islam|Muslims]], [[Communism|communists]], and [[Western world|Westerners]] as part of their [[persecution complex]], as Hindus are the majority religious group in India. The claims are used to promote Hindu nationalist views, erode India's secular constitution, and justify hate crimes against the Muslim minority.

[[Nazi]] sympathizers may claim that there was a genocide of Germans taking place in Poland in the late 1930s, citing [[Propaganda|forged evidence from the Nazi Party]] as evidence for this supposed genocide. This, they argue, was a justification for the German invasion of Poland, and therefore the [[Bullshit|allies were the aggressors]]. It is yet to be established what the [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]], Luxembourg, [[Denmark]], or [[Norway]] did that warranted a German invasion if the Nazis were truly acting in "self-defence". Similarly, in the lead-up to [[Russia]]'s invasion of [[Ukraine]], Russian propaganda outlets were claiming that there was a genocide of Russians taking place in the Donbas region, but there is no evidence that this has happened.<ref>[https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-russia-falsely-blames-ukraine-for-starting-war/a-60999948 Fact check: Russia falsely blames Ukraine for starting war], ''DW News'' 3 March 2022</ref> Some [[tankies]] also buy into Russian's false claims of a Donbas genocide, simply because Putin is seemingly anti-Western and occasionally praises the USSR, in spite of his own far-right Russian nationalist policies.

==Religion and genocide==
[[File:Pogrom de Chisinau - 1903 - 1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Victims of a pogrom in Moldova.]]
Genocide can often be couched in [[religious]] terms. The centuries of [[pogrom]]s preceding the Holocaust, for example, were [[Passion Play|religiously motivated by the idea]] that the Jews were collectively guilty of killing [[Jesus]]. Many also attempted to justify the U.S.'s [[American Indian]] policy in the 19<sup>th</sup> and 20<sup>th</sup> centuries by citing the tribes' refusal to convert to [[Christianity]]. This belief is still held by some professed [[fundamentalist]]s, ''e.g.'', [[Bryan Fischer]] of the [[American Family Association]].<ref>[http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/fischer-native-americans-are-mired-in-poverty-and-alcoholism-because-they-refuse-to-accept-christianity-2/ Fischer: Native Americans Are Mired In Poverty and Alcoholism Because They Refuse to Accept Christianity] by Kyle Mantyla (February 8, 2011 1:16 pm) ''Right Wing Watch''.</ref>

Certain parts of the [[Old Testament]] of the [[Bible]] are often cited as a model for this sort of genocide. The best-known example is in the [[Book of Joshua]], where the [[Israelite]]s, finally coming into possession of their "land of milk and honey," at [[God]]'s command conquer thirty-one kingdoms, killing all the kings, men, women, and children. Another example that has been used by the [[Puritan]]s of [[New England]] to justify battles against American Indians as well as by [[Israel]]i officials to justify the Gaza genocide<ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-31/biblical-story-amalek-south-africa-icj-genocide-case-israel/103403552 What is the biblical story of 'Amalek'? And why is it being used in South Africa's ICJ case against Israel?],  Siobhan Marin and Andrew West, ''ABC'' 30 January 2024</ref> is found in {{bible|1 Samuel|15|1}}: God tells King Saul to annihilate an enemy population, the [[Amalekites]], but Saul does not carry out this command perfectly — he spares their king and a few of their tastier morsels of livestock. God proceeds to get very angry at him for this insubordination. The story of the Amalekites is featured in Bible study courses put on by the Good News Clubs, as an illustrative example to American schoolchildren of the necessity of obeying God in all particulars.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/may/30/christian-fundamentalists-plan-teach-genocide How Christian fundamentalists plan to teach genocide to schoolchildren: Good News Clubs' evangelism in schools is already subverting church-state separation. Now they justify murdering nonbelievers] by Katherine Stewart (30 May 2012 10.15 EDT; First published on Wed 30 May 2012 10.15 EDT) ''The Guardian''.</ref> <ref>[http://freethoughtblogs.com/butterfliesandwheels/2012/06/kill-them-all-children/ Kill them all, children] by Ophelia Benson (June 4, 2012) ''Free Thought Blogs''.</ref>

==See also==
*[[Crimes against humanity]]
*[[Race war]], for conspiracy theories about hypothetical genocide
*[[Genocide conspiracy]], ibid
*[[War crimes]]

==External links==
*{{wpa|Genocide}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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