which, if any, of the four atrocity crimes that you read about, would you define as genocide? Explain your answer by including examples from the atrocity crimes that you read about and by referencing the definition. what is the correct answer
Genocide is defined by the United Nations as "acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group."
In the four atrocity crimes that I read about, the Rwandan Genocide would be best defined as genocide. The genocide in Rwanda in 1994 targeted the Tutsi ethnic group, resulting in the mass killing of approximately 800,000 people. This targeted destruction of an ethnic group based on their identity and with the intent to eradicate them fits the definition of genocide.
The other three atrocity crimes mentioned (the Holocaust, the Khmer Rouge, and the Bosnian Genocide) could also be considered genocide due to the systematic elimination of specific racial, ethnic, or religious groups. However, the Rwandan Genocide stands out as a clear example of genocide due to the explicit targeting of the Tutsi population and the scale of the atrocities committed.
Overall, the correct answer would be the Rwandan Genocide as the most clear example of genocide among the four atrocity crimes mentioned.