Test #6

Question 1

What is this known as? Extreme serious category of human rights abuse distinguished from more domestic crimes by virtue of their “mass nature”. In order to qualify under international law, it must be shown that the targeted social, political, racial, religious, or other groups, were targeted for mass murder or other abuses, because of their status as a group. Many who commit these atrocities believe it is their national interest to carry out these acts.

Answer 1

Crimes against humanity

Question 2

What is Mass Nature?

Answer 2

Defined by a large number of victims and/or a systematic state policy

Question 3

When ultranationalism leads to racism this a racists are the first step in treating an entire group inhumanely. What does it begin with?

Answer 3

Segregating people, progressing to blame, the target for societal wrongs, to destruction of culture, deportation, or mass murder. (Development of crimes against humanity)

Question 4

Murder
Extermination
Enslavement + forced labour
Deportation
Imprisonment
Torture
Rape
Are all examples of what?

Answer 4

Types of abuses

Question 5

Inhuman acts were what?

Answer 5

Medical experimentation, mutilation, food deprivation, sterilization, etc.

Question 6

Removal of children from school, forced wearing of distinctive clothing, closure of religious institutions, banning of religious leaders, etc. is known as what

Answer 6

Persecution

Question 7

What are property crimes?

Answer 7

Destruction and stealing of private property or cultural property

Ex) homes, cars, mosques, holy books

Question 8

What is the international criminal court?

Answer 8

A division of the United Nations that defined the types of human rights violations

Question 9

What is war crimes?

Answer 9

Willful killing, torture, or inhuman treatment of individuals, willfully causing great suffering or attacks against civilian populations or against those who are involved with humanitarianism or peacekeeping mission

Question 10

What is known as use of armed force by a state against sovereignty, integrity, or independence or another state.

Answer 10

Crimes of aggression

Question 11

What is genocide?

Answer 11

Killing of members of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group, causing bodily harm and inflicting on the group a life of physical destruction.

Question 12

The first 1-8 stages of genocide are known as ____.

Answer 12

Early warning

Question 13

What is the implementation phase?

Answer 13

The last two stages of genocide (9-10)

Question 14

1. Classification

Answer 14

Dividing society into “us vs “them” because of nationality, ethnicity, race or religion

Question 15

2. Symbolization

Answer 15

Use of symbols, names, language, or uniforms to show identification which a certain group.

Question 16

3. Discrimination

Answer 16

Laws, customs, and political power that deny rights to a specific group. (Loss of citizenship and civil rights)

Question 17

4. Dehumanization

Answer 17

Target groups are seen as subhuman (rats, disease, etc. )

Question 18

5. Organization

Answer 18

State plans, organizes, arms, finically supports those who will commit the genocide.

Question 19

6. Polarization

Answer 19

Further dividing the target group from the rest of society. (Propaganda can be used to spread hate).