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: Victims may be segregated into ghettos or deported to concentration camps. They are deliberately deprived of resources such as food and water, and their human rights are systematically abused. Genocidal massacres commence. A Genocide Emergency may be declared at this stage, whereby armed international intervention and humanitarian assistance should be provided. Extermination: Mass extermination begins and quickly becomes “genocide.” At this advanced stage, only rapid and intense intervention can prevent genocide. Refugee escape corridors and safe areas can be established. Denial: Denial lasts throughout and follows genocide as perpetrators attempt to destroy any evidence that indicates a genocide occurred.