“Genocide is not just a murderous madness; it is, more deeply, a politics that promises a utopia beyond politics - one people, one land, one truth, the end of difference. Since genocide is a form of political utopia, it remains an enduring temptation in any multiethnic and multicultural society in crisis.”—Michael Ignatieff
These words of wisdom distinctly target an issue that remains controversial in today’s society—genocide. The word “genocide” was first termed by Raphael Lemkin, both a victim of genocide, and an activist to stop future genocides. He used the Greek word genos, meaning race or tribe, and the Latin suffix –cide, meaning killing (United to End Genocide). The problem with genocide, as Ignatieff addresses, is the fact that genocide goes on a much deeper level than simply killing a specified group, or race. Genocides are typically fueled by the idea of a “utopia”—where all the people in the population share the same values, the …show more content…
Only in 2009, was a warrant put out for his arrest, and in 2010 he was charged with three more war crimes—three charges of genocide. Disturbingly, to this day, al-Bashir is still a sitting head of his state and has yet to be arrested. This is in whole due to the fact that Sudan is not a party to the Roman Statute, even though they signed, they did not ratify. So, in part, al-Bashir is in a form of “prison” because he cannot leave Sudan without traveling into a nation that accepts ICC jurisdiction, however this has given him more freedom considering he can’t be arrested as long as he stays within the borders of his state. Therefore, al-Bashir has extended the genocide to South Kordofan and the Blue Nile states and without any support for the refugee camps, it seems as if these people have no
These words of wisdom distinctly target an issue that remains controversial in today’s society—genocide. The word “genocide” was first termed by Raphael Lemkin, both a victim of genocide, and an activist to stop future genocides. He used the Greek word genos, meaning race or tribe, and the Latin suffix –cide, meaning killing (United to End Genocide). The problem with genocide, as Ignatieff addresses, is the fact that genocide goes on a much deeper level than simply killing a specified group, or race. Genocides are typically fueled by the idea of a “utopia”—where all the people in the population share the same values, the …show more content…
Only in 2009, was a warrant put out for his arrest, and in 2010 he was charged with three more war crimes—three charges of genocide. Disturbingly, to this day, al-Bashir is still a sitting head of his state and has yet to be arrested. This is in whole due to the fact that Sudan is not a party to the Roman Statute, even though they signed, they did not ratify. So, in part, al-Bashir is in a form of “prison” because he cannot leave Sudan without traveling into a nation that accepts ICC jurisdiction, however this has given him more freedom considering he can’t be arrested as long as he stays within the borders of his state. Therefore, al-Bashir has extended the genocide to South Kordofan and the Blue Nile states and without any support for the refugee camps, it seems as if these people have no