“Generally speaking, genocide does not necessarily mean
the immediate destruction of a nation, except when accomplished by mass
killings of all members of a nation. It is intended rather to signify a
coordinated plan of different actions aiming at the destruction of essential
foundations of the life of national groups, with the aim of annihilating the
groups themselves. The objectives of such a plan would be the disintegration of
the political and social institutions, of culture, language, national feelings,
religion, and the economic existence of national groups, and the destruction of
the personal security, liberty, health, dignity, and even the lives of the
individuals belonging to such groups”.
– Raphael Lemkin who formulated the word “genocide”, 1943
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