Author(s): James E. Archibong*,Miebaka Nabiebu
One of the most serious crimes that the world community is concerned about is genocide. Thousands of individuals have been killed or physically destroyed since ancient times simply for being members of a specific national, ethnic, racial, or religious group. Everyone agreed that the six million Jews and members of various minority groups who were killed during World War II officially known as the "Holocaust" were abhorrent. As a result, the 1948 Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was adopted, and the world community vowed never to permit another genocide of that magnitude to take place. Nonetheless, genocide has persisted, and numerous accusations the most recent of which came from South Africa—have been made against Israel in connection with its lethal military operation in the Gaza Strip. This essay has examined how genocide continues to occur in the face of inaction and quiet on a global scale. It has been discovered that states only intervene when it is in their best interests to do so, and that the United Nations (UN) lacks the will to act to stop it. This has made the "never again" proclamation and the Convention meaningless in the face of mass murder, forced relocation, and serious human rights abuses. For the sake of mankind, the UN and its member nations must take action to put a stop to genocide.