Genocide

When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Wherever men and women are persecuted because of race, religion, or political views, that place must - at the moment - become the center of the universe. Agree or disagree? Use an example of a time within the 20th century when positive action could have, should have, and might have saved the lives of innocent people. Post your comments within your own wiki - within a new discussion called Genocide.

I strongly agree with those statements because I feel that people all over the world have international human rights that have to be adhered to and regulated by multinational organizations; if they are violated and people know about it, it has to be reported and serious action might have to be taken by those nations to ensure that every human being is allowed to live a free, non-persecuted and dignified life, wherever they are. People are still people and their race, religion, opinions and political views shouldn't determine the death of a person. It's like a bully pushing other kids around and hurting them physically and emotionally. If other people just watch it or use appeasement to try to control it, the problem will probably continue to worsen. Even ignorance or fear is not a solution, since it could happen to you too and unless something is done, nothing will be solved. A real life example of this would be the genocide of millions of mainly Jewish people in German death camps. The Allied military forces didn't know of the magnitude of the horrific torture and killings of these persecuted people until they entered enemy German territory. If earlier action might have been taken, millions of lives would have been saved.