Question

Question 9 of 10

Why did the United Nations declare that the atrocities in Darfur were not
genocide?
OA. Because the type of human rights violations that occurred were
not listed in the UN's definition of genocide.
OB. Because the number of casualties didn't add up to the required
number to be considered genocide.
C. Because the Sudanese government focused on people of only one
ethnic group.
OD. Because the Sudanese government focused on rebels in general,
not a specific ethnic group.

Answer 1

D. Because the Sudanese government focused on rebels in general,

not a specific ethnic group.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the early 2000s, violence against the Sudanese government has been prevalent in the Darfur region. Although, it was not defined as genocide by the UN.

Genocide

First, we need to understand what genocide is.

• Genocide is defined as the deliberate killing of a specific ethnicity, nationality, or religious group.

For the UN to declare something a genocide, a specific group, usually a minority, must be targeted for their unique traits, like ethnicity.

There are 5 forms of genocide:

1. Killing members of a group
2. Causing grave mental or physical harm
3. Forcing purposely terrible living conditions
4. Preventing new births
5. Forcing children out of the group

One of these must occur to a specific group of people for the UN to declare genocide.

Atrocities in Darfur

While the Sudanese government did deliberately kill people within Darfur, the government attempted to attack rebels. So, the government did not specifically target the ethnicity. However, the majority of the rebels were from Darfur, so some people saw it as a genocide.