http://genocide.mhmc.ca/en/genocide-stages
1CLASSIFICATION Groups in a position of power will categorize people according to ethnicity, race, religion or nationality employing an us versus them mentality. Prevention Create universalistic institutions that foster social cohesion. 2SYMBOLISATION People are identified as Jews, Roma or Tutsis, etc., and made to stand out from others with certain colours or symbolic articles of clothing. Prevention Ban the symbols and hate speech and all clothing meant to discriminate against groups. 3DISCRIMINATION A dominant group uses laws, customs, and political power to deny the rights of other groups. The powerless group may not be granted full civil rights or even citizenship. Prevention Ensure full political empowerment and citizenship rights for all groups in a society. Discrimination on the basis of nationality, ethnicity, race or religion should be outlawed. 4DEHUMANISATION The diminished value of the discriminated group is communicated through propaganda. Parallels are drawn with animals, insects or diseases. Prevention Promptly denounce and punish perpetrators and make hate crimes and speech culturally inacceptable. Sanction all incitements to commit genocide. 5ORGANISATION A state, its army or militia design genocidal killing plans. Prevention Outlaw membership in these militias and sanction their leaders. Impose arms embargoes on the countries involved and create commissions of inquiry. 6POLARISATION Propaganda is employed to amplify the differences between groups. Interactions between groups are prohibited, and the moderate members of the group in power are killed. Prevention Protect these moderate members and human rights groups. Seize the assets of the oppressors and refuse their access to international travel. 7PREPARATION The victims are identified, separated and forced to wear symbols. Deportations, isolation and forcible starvation. Death lists are drawn up. Prevention Humanitarian aid, armed international interventions or major support for the victims to ensure their ability to defend themselves. 8PERSECUTION Victims are identified and isolated based on their ethnic or religious identity. Death lists are drawn up. In state sponsored genocides, members of victim groups may be forced to wear identifying symbols. Their property is often expropriated. Prevention Regional organisations and the international community must mobilise themselves to assist or help the victims. 9EXTERMINATION The massacres begin. The perpetrators see their actions as “extermination” since they do not consider their victims to be entirely human. Prevention Only large-scale armed interventions can stop genocide. The international community must support the operations by providing air transport, equipment and financial support. 10DENIAL The perpetrators of the genocide deny having committed their crimes. Victims are often blamed. Evidence is hidden and witnesses are intimidated. Prevention An international tribunal or national court must prosecute the criminals. Public education.
which stage do you think we are on?
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