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... ) Genocide is a violation of the various United Nations Conventions on human Rights. Explore the dynamics of genocide processes and the possibility of humanitarian intervention.” (Topics/Questions) The hypothesis of this essay is that genocide is preventable or stoppable. Although Professor Osei Kwadwo Prempeh recommended to phase our thesis in a question, I have formulated a thesis statement which is: There is a way to prevent genocide; this would be done through international intervention and legislation through the United Nations. This will be proven by analyzing two case studies, the genocide in Rwanda as well as the genocide enacted in Sierra Leone, it will become evident that there are early signs that show the development of genocide and that these must be recognized in their early stages in order to prevent these atrocities. Also this essay will discuss the methods of prevention of genocide and the role that the United Nations (UN) plays in the actions and legislature of coping with genocide, and also what you can do as an active citizen.
But before, we get into the above case studies we must investigate the definition of genocide. The best definition I could find was directly from the United Nations Genocide Convention,
The United Nations Genocide Convention defines the crime
of genocide as the intent to destroy in whole or in part, a national,
ethnic, racial or religious group in any of the following ways:
1) Killing members of a 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 other
Groups.
Approximate Word count = 1389
Approximate Pages = 5.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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