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*1916-1917: The Turkish genocide of the Armenians

*1916-1917: The Turkish genocide of the Armenians

*1939-1945: The Holocaust  

*1939-1945: The [[Holocaust]]

*1979-1981: The Khmer Rouge in Cambodia  

*1979-1981: The Khmer Rouge in Cambodia  

*1991-1995: The former Yugoslavia, involving the killing of Bosnian Muslims

*1991-1995: The former [[Yugoslavia]], involving the killing of Bosnian Muslims

*1995:      Hutu genocide of the Tutsi population in Rwanda

*1995:      Hutu genocide of the Tutsi population in [[Rwanda]]

Despite this lip service the United Nations has failed to recognize the events in the [[Darfur]] region of [[Sudan]] as genocide.  [[Amnesty International]], and the [[African Union]] likewise only acknowledge the "tragedy" in Darfur but refuse to characterize the situation as genocide.  The so-called "humanitarian" organization Médecins sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) director Jean-Hervé Bradol called the term genocide "inappropriate" and its deputy emergency director Dr. Mercedes Taty said, ''"I don't think that we should be using the word 'genocide' to describe this conflict." ''

Despite this lip service the United Nations has failed to recognize the events in the [[Darfur]] region of [[Sudan]] as genocide.  [[Amnesty International]], and the [[African Union]] likewise only acknowledge the "tragedy" in Darfur but refuse to characterize the situation as genocide.  The so-called "humanitarian" organization Médecins sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) director Jean-Hervé Bradol called the term genocide "inappropriate" and its deputy emergency director Dr. Mercedes Taty said, ''"I don't think that we should be using the word 'genocide' to describe this conflict." ''