Title: The Stages of Genocide and How to Prevent Them | The Borgen Project
Headings: The Stages of Genocide and How to Prevent Them
The Stages of Genocide and How to Prevent Them
Ten Stages of Genocide
– Carolyn Gibson

Content: The Stages of Genocide and How to Prevent Them | The Borgen Project
Extremism, Genocide, Global Poverty, Human Rights
The Stages of Genocide and How to Prevent Them
Genocide is the deliberate killing of a large group of people, usually based on their ethnicity. Although most well-known genocides are in the past, they still occur today. Less-developed countries with high poverty rates are particularly prone to genocidal attacks launched by corrupt governments or terrorist groups. According to George Mason University professor Gregory H. Stanton, the stages of genocide are nonlinear, predictable and preventable. There are ten stages of genocide, and each stage can be stopped if preventive measures are taken. Ten Stages of Genocide
Classification: Human beings tend to distinguish people into “us and them” at many levels. People can be categorized by their ethnicity, nationality, race or religion. Societies with mixed categories, such as Burundi and Rwanda, are at greater risk of genocide. This early stage can be prevented by establishing institutions that integrate identities and promote tolerance.