Global Reaction: Throughout the duration of the genocide‚ the Western Governments looked upon the purge and mass killings as a victory over Communism. Occurring at the height of the Cold War between Communist nations and 1st world countries‚ the presence of the Indonesian massacres in the media was heavily monitored‚ and most Journalists were unable to enter Indonesian territories. Instead‚ they were forced to rely upon the official statements made by the Western Governments. In fact‚ the British
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of an act is known as genocide. A typical definition of genocide is the intension to eliminate‚ murder certain group of people because of their race‚ beliefs or even political and economic status. Throughout the decades‚ genocide has occurred in more than one occasion‚ causing wars‚ slaughters and destruction of cities and towns even though every time when one genocide is taking place we promise that it will not happen again but still it does. I personally think that genocide is by far the most horrible
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In 1945‚ Indonesia proclaimed its Independence from the Dutch. A strong nationalist named Sukarno lead the movement‚ soon followed by Suharto. Having to be ruled by the Dutch for many years‚ Indonesia had to build everything from the start. They suffered in unification due to their diversity‚ and faced economic and government instabilities as a new nation. During this period of unstable economy‚ Indonesia have violated many human rights. However‚ their strong belief of Independence helped them become
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Aftermath of the Genocide By taking a closer look at Rwanda and its people‚ I came to realize that despite the genocidal violence that occurred‚ Rwanda was its ’ own country with its ’ own unique traditions‚ customs‚ and cultures. Nonetheless the media attention surrounding the genocide in Rwanda is unavoidable. By researching Rwanda I have come to find out that one thing the media does not cover is the aftermath of the genocide. I will take a closer look into why the genocide happened‚ what we
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Philippines’ Untold Genocide During my elementary years when Philippine History was first introduced to us‚ it was only the Japanese and the Spaniards who were marked as the terrorists‚ sadists and brutal conquerors of our country. The Americans on the other hand were introduced to us as more of the saviors who helped our country from achieving freedom and democracy. Growing up‚ that was my belief or perhaps the beliefs of most Filipinos. But now‚ as I become more aware of the social
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Country: Syria 1. Previous History of Systemic Acts of Violence The Syrian breakdown began in 2011 when Syrian President Bashar el-Assad began a brutal crackdown because of the peaceful protestors of the country. The attacks escalated when a civil war broke out between the Assad Regime with allied militias and opposition groups against the protesters because a group of kids under the age of 15 sprayed a wall with graffiti‚ demeaning the Assad Regime‚ which was considered a crime against the
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STAKEHOLDERS OF A COMPANY 1 A stakeholder is an individual or a group‚ which has a legitimate interest in a company. Interest in a stakeholder could mean several things. A stakeholder could be interested in the profits of the company‚ its ability to pay its creditors or how it gives back to the community it is operating in. The stakeholder concept was initially used in 1963 at the Stanford Research Institute through an internal memorandum‚ defining stakeholders as those groups without whose support
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Mass murders and genocide are some of the worst possible atrocities to happen to mankind. There have been many in the past‚ like the Holocaust (1933-1945)‚ but the unfortunate reality is that genocide is not a thing of the past. Genocides are actually becoming more and more popular‚ and who knows which country could be next. The North Korean and Darfur genocides are happening right now‚ and there are many differences and similarities between them‚ including how they are both tragic events. The
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CULtURAL GENOCIDE RECONSIDERED Robert van Krieken* I Introduction One aspect of the Bringing them Home Report1 that has caused considerable controversy was its appeal to the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide2 (‘UNGC’) to characterise the removal of Aboriginal children as state-sponsored genocide.3 This utilisation of the UNGC having been debated in the wake of the Bringing Them Home Report‚ there is now general agreement that it was deeply
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The Consequences of the Bangladesh Genocide In the beginning of 1971‚ West Pakistan attempted to eliminate the Bengali culture in Eastern Pakistan. With the formation of the Bengali nationalists creating their own country‚ the liberation war occurred in Bangladesh which caused the genocide. In reality the liberation war was a smoke screen to hide the genocide that was being committed on the Bengali people‚ from the Pakistan government. Over three million people were killed and over fifteen million
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