Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Genocide Law: By Lea, Jessica, and Brookelyn

All members of the united nations, without fault, regarding the future prospect of genocide, will act in accordance to the new law, which was brought forth in light of the Rwandan genocide, where there was a atrocious lack of interference from the UN. It will be counted as genocide when a hundred people (at the minimum) of the same ethnic, racial, religious, or national group are targeted and killed based on the factors described above. The head count will be preformed by a neutral party (Example being the Red Cross) for a fair and un-partial number. When it reaches a hundred, each member of the nations must contribute to the protection and aid of the victims of the situation, to stop the killing. The bare minimum each country can produce are as follows: A few hundred armed military personal (If the country had an active military), medical aid for the sick and dying, money to help the cause (amount can depend on richness of country, accompanied with nation debt), and national support  and recognition of the problem at hand.
Another responsibility of the UN members will be to keep an eye open for any of the possible warning signs of genocide, and reporting it, so that when it does reach a hundred, we as a world are ready to act.

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