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Eight stages of genocide

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Eight stages of genocide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search In 1996 Gregory Stanton, the president of Genocide Watch, presented a briefing paper called " The 8 Stages of Genocide " at the United States Department of State. [1] In it he suggested that genocide develops in eight stages that are "predictable but not inexorable". [1] [2] Overview [ edit ] The Stanton paper was presented at the State Department, shortly after the Rwanda genocide and much of the analysis is based on why that genocide occurred. The preventive measures suggested, given the original target audience, were those that the United States could implement directly or use their influence on other governments to have implemented. Stage Characteristics Preventive measures 1. Classification People are divided into "them and us". "The main preventive measure at this early stage is to develop universalistic...

American Bar Association

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American Bar Association From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search This article contains wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information . Please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject's importance, use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance. (August 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) American Bar Association Logo of the American Bar Association Formation August 21, 1878 Type Legal society Headquarters 321 North Clark, Chicago, Illinois Location United States President Bob Carlson (since August 7, 2018) Key people Jack L. Rives, Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer Website americanbar.org The American Bar Association ( ABA ), founded August 21, 1878, [1] is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United...