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'''Genocide''' is defined in<span> international law</span> as ''certain prohibited acts or omissions committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a protected group of people. Genocide encompasses a variety of lethal and non-lethal acts, including acts of “slow death.” '' | '''Genocide''' is defined in<span> international law</span> as ''certain prohibited acts or omissions committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a protected group of people. Genocide encompasses a variety of lethal and non-lethal acts, including acts of “slow death.” '' | ||
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Revision as of 17:23, 13 September 2022
Genocide is defined in international law as certain prohibited acts or omissions committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a protected group of people. Genocide encompasses a variety of lethal and non-lethal acts, including acts of “slow death.”
Examples of Genocide
Indigenous People across Turtle Island
Behaviours that the Canadian and American state and settlers in so-called Canada and the USA contributed, and in many cases still contribute to, to that constitute genocide on Indigenous Peoples include but are not limited to: "inflicting mental or physical harm, such as the sexual abuse and mistreatment of children in residential schools; imposing living conditions designed to result in physical destruction, such as imposed starvation to develop the Canadian West; lack of adequate food, water or medical care; imposing measures designed to prevent births, such as forced sterilization; and forcibly transferring children from the group, such as residential schools and the ‘60s Scoop. These are only examples, many others have been committed over the decades and are well documented." -Fannie Lafontaine [1]