Bashar Al-Assad Genocide

The Cambodian Genocide and the Armenian Genocide have similar methods of how the victims were killed. They similarly murdered their victims, starved their victims and targeted government officials. They were different in that the Armenians were deported but the Khmer Rouge targeted Cambodians based of their class and had re-education camps.

One can found a good bit of similarities and differences within the Holocaust and the genocide going on it Syria. Such as ethnic groups being targeted, Usa refusing to allow refugees, and the tacked they used to kill the people the were targeting.

Despite having a prominent amount of similarities, these genocides are also very unique. As gruesome as it is to think about, one of the main differences is the reason for extermination. In other words, why the people who were killed were killed. The Holocaust had somewhat of a regimented list or criteria that had to be met before they killed anyone. Most of the people killed were practicing Jews who Hitler believed to be holding the German culture back from progressing as a society. However it is less common knowledge that Hitler and the Nazis also persecuted gypsies, homosexuals, and anyone who didn’t fit his description of the perfect race. The perfect race to Hitler was deemed the Aryan race (blonde hair, blue eyes, and pale skin) and the purpose of the holocaust was to kill the Jews and anyone else who might prevent the Aryan race from prospering (“Holocaust”). In the Cambodian genocide, people were killed for a multitude of reasons. One being that they opposed Pot’s new communist approach to running the government. Another being that they

As one begins to compare genocides and holocausts, it is hard to remain unbiased. Of Course there are dissimilarities, mostly semantic, between these two horrendous acts. Regardless, the fact is that both these words are used to explain the immense killings done with the objective of annihilating an entire race of people .Holocausts and Genocides are disgusting both in its drive and the scale of their destruction. Both should of never have happened.

In both instances a large number of people were killed but in the holocaust it was on a different scale. In the Holocaust there were upwards of 10 millions death with the major group that was killed being 6 million Jews("The Holocaust. United to End Genocide"). On the other hand, in the Armenian massacre, there were an estimated one and a half million Armenians killed (Armenian National Institute). By the time the massacre was over the was an estimated just 388,000 Armenians left in the Ottoman empire( "Armenian Genocide."). Another similarity between the two is both genocides were over religion. During the Holocaust it was the Jews being killed for their religion( "The Holocaust."). In the Armenian genocide it was the Christians who were being killed for their religion( "Armenian Genocide."). Overall, both the Holocaust and the Armenian genocide have their similarities and differences.

Genocide is definitely a huge problem that has troubled the world in the past, and still continues to do so. The United Nations must intervene in genocide because it is their job. If they are not going to try and solve problems, then the supranational organization can be disbanded, and World War III will be the result. According to the Office of the Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide, the United Nations has a few roles when it comes to genocide. First of all, they are supposed to raise awareness of genocide, by teaching States and their governments to institute prevention mechanisms, and how to handle ethnic diversity so that the different ethnic groups can coexist peacefully. Secondly, they are supposed to collect information on serious violations of human rights and humanitarian laws, that if not stopped may lead to genocide. They, in a timely matter, must also report situations of concern to the Security Council. Lastly, they are required to mobilize the United Nations’ system and other key partners to conduct missions to countries where intervention is needed. As previous genocides have shown us, the United Nations do not perform these acts to the extent that they are required to do so. According to these genocide guidelines that were created at the Convention for Genocide Prevention, there is absolutely no excuse for mass ethnic atrocities and genocides. When, and if, the United

Genocide occurs in several nations and causes millions of lives to be lost. The slaughter of innocent men, women, and children continue daily, and will happen until the world and its people grow tired of the unnecessary loss of life and work to aid those in need. Darfurians are a prime example of what can happen when ones lives are not valued because of the difference in beliefs.

The Holocaust was undertaken by Adolph Hitler to extinguish an entire race, the Jewish People. Similarly, for the past five years, four million Syrian refugees have been displaced and in need of new residential areas while more than 11.6 million people have been affected by the civil war in Syria. Like in the Holocaust, the Roma, physically and mentally disabled, communists and homosexuals were targeted; not just the Jewish population. Both events demonstrate the inhumanity of our times where a piece of paper with a stamp on it is the difference between life and death.

Genocide is the organized and widespread termination, or attempted execution of an entire national, racial, religious, or ethnic group (www.freedictionary.com). Over 1 million Iraqi’s have been killed in genocide. Genocide in Iraq started in the year 1991, even though many people thought it started in 2003. It is important to think about this problem, because people need to know about the history, and about the struggles people have to endure to keep our country together. It is also important because people need to know what is happening in the world, as of today. The famous Sadaam Hussein is known all around the world for his vindictive acts, leading to genocide. Threats of killing a large number of people have impacted the U.S. and Iraq

In Barbara Harffs “No Lessons Learned from the Holocaust?” she explains the factors that serve as warnings for genocide/politicide and gives a detailed definition of what genocide is. She gives two definitions. The first is from The U.N. that defines genocide as “acts committed with intent to destroy in whole or part, a national ethnical, racial, or religious group” (58). Harff also explains the six factors in the genocide structural model. Also explains why these factors are warnings signs of future genocide. I will describe them in the following paragraphs and explain how they relate to the genocide in Syria.

One of the biggest differences are that the amount of people that were killed and the amount of time. In the holocaust the amount of people that died is substantial. Six million jews alone died, three million soviets, two million ethnic poles dies and that's just the top three numbers. The amount of time? The holocaust unofficially was 1,460 days long. That means it was about twelve years long. On the other hand Rwandan genocide was much smaller and much shorter. The amount of deaths was about one million and most of that deaths where a group called the Tutsis. This act of genocide was about a month long , but one million deaths in a month is a lot.

The global powers failed to step in quickly and took so long that a mister Eric Reeves had time to write an article called The World’s Abandonment of Darfur in which he writes “The United States, Britain and France need to muscle up politically in the Security Council now or the fate of Darfur will be dictated by the very men who began the genocide 12 years ago. This would be unprecedented in the grim history of genocide” (Reeves). Clearly, the global superpowers need to step up their game in the international community to help stop things like this from happening in the future. If these countries could not even prevent the same tragic events from happening back to back, that is terrible. Granted, the restructuring of a state can be a long and difficult project to undertake, just look at the Middle East and the United States’ involvement, but it is necessary to make sure that the same people, or any people at all, are incriminated and tortured like those living in the Darfur region were. The global heavyweights, at least, need to intervene in any restructuring post-genocide to ensure that the county does not fall back into a state in which mass killings are taking

The Rwandan Genocide was the attempted extermination of Tutsis by the neighboring Hutu population. In a mere span of 100 days dating from April 7th to mid July 1994 approximately 1,000,000 Rwandans were murdered. That is in simpler terms, 7 people every minute. 20 years later, we are experiencing a sort of echo with the Syria crisis and frighteningly enough so is the disheartening inaction of world powers, the difference being the presence of United Nations action. UN refugee chief Antonio Guterres was quoted as saying, “We have not seen a refugee outflow escalate at such a frightening rate since the Rwandan Genocide almost 20 years ago”. An opposing 3 million refugees displaced from their homes and 93,000 casualties in Syria since March 2011.

Bashar Al- Assad has been president for the past fifteen plus years. Under his leadership the country has ended up in turmoil. Bashar Al- Assad is the source of the problem. He can not be apart of the solution. His leadership is not the key to stabilizing Syria and fighting terrorist groups. It is the obstacle. President Bashar Al- Assad's government has killed more people then the Islamic State (ISIL).

Instead of brutally exterminating nearly three million people, West Pakistan should have sought non-violent negotiations to defuse the tense situation in East Pakistan. Also, outside powers such as the US could have discontinued their support of West Pakistan and condemned the horrific events in East Pakistan to discourage the perpetrators of the genocide. In the future, international cooperation and diplomacy must be implemented to prevent the extreme suffering of millions of people and halt the causes of genocide before murder and military intervention are necessary. Currently, one particular conflict strongly resembles the East Pakistan genocide, namely the war in Syria. The civil war in Syria has caused 60,000 deaths, mostly rebel soldiers and Sunni civilians, as the oppressive government of Bashar al-Assad continues to halt uprisings and murder citizens (Genocide Watch). In order to stop further suffering, determined international negotiations and increased understanding between religious groups will be necessary. Situations such as the events in Syria often begin with events in which a group of people are viewed as inferior and unworthy of living. In the East Pakistan genocide, these events were evident through the statements of the main perpetrators such as Yahya Khan, as they portrayed the Bengalis as lesser beings and unworthy of living. In order to prevent senseless suffering and the countless loss of lives in the future, and also to ensure a successful and harmonious society, individuals must accept the differences of others, and regard all people as equally deserving of a fulfilling