All throughout history, people have been slaughtered by their government. They were hated because of their religion, beliefs and diversity. The term “genocide” means the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group, but the term did not exist before 1944. There are 8 stages of genocide according to Gregory H. Stanton: classification, symbolization, dehumanization, organization, polarization, preparation, extermination, and denial. The stages are anticipated but at each stage it can be averted. As stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Article 5, “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”. Three horrific mass genocides that have
