Raihan Jamil The Sunday Times, June 13 1971, report by Anthony Mascarenhas is one of the most credible reports on the Pakistani genocide on Bangladesh. For reading convenience, we have a text based small sized pdf file, and a scanned copy of the original report. The Sunday Times, June 13 1971.[Text based copy; small file size;] The … Read more
Assembling young men of the village of Haluaghat in East Pakistan, a a Pakistani Army major informed them that his wounded soldiers urgently needed blood. The young men lay down on makeshift cots, needles were inserted in their veins – and then slowly the blood was drained from their bodies until they died. The above … Read more
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Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide Adopted by Resolution 260 (III) A of the United Nations General Assembly on 9 December 1948. [Source: United Nations – Office of Legal Affairs] Article 1 The Contracting Parties confirm that genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, … Read more
The Concept of Genocide Paul Boghossian, New York University [Source / Contact] Introduction The word “genocide” gets a lot of use these days. Whenever a large number of people are killed, it is common for someone to suggest that the event qualifies as genocide and for someone else to dispute that classification. Recently, the highest … Read more
Redefining Genocide Kok-Thay Eng [Source] Introduction The twentieth century was the bloodiest period in human history. It was plagued by two major world wars and the “cold war” between the West and the Soviet Union, which fought proxy wars in decolonizing and developing countries. In World War I, the Turkish government appalled the world by … Read more
Genocide by Rudolph Joseph Rummel Source: The University of Hawai’i [Rudolph Joseph Rummel (born October 21, 1932, Cleveland, Ohio) is professor emeritus of political science at the University of Hawaii. He has spent his career assembling data on collective violence and war with a view toward helping their resolution or elimination. Rummel coined the term … Read more
International Crimes Tribunal Act 1973 “An Act to provide for the detention, prosecution and punishment of persons for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and other crimes under international law. Whereas it is expedient to provide for the detention, prosecution and punishment of persons for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and other crimes under … Read more