Since 1945, there have been many genocides (humanitarian catastrophes) that have occurred in the world, despite the existence of the United Nations and the alleged commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by many countries. The 192 countries that are in the UN are all essentially signatories of the Declaration). It is very distressing that Wikipedia has an entry for Genocides in History and another List of Genocides by Death Toll. Though definitions of genocide may vary, in a few moments of thought, I came up with this list. I know that there are others.
- Burma (Myanmar), the Rohingya
- Cambodia, 1975-1979, the Khmer Rouge regime
- Biafra 1966-1970
- Nigeria, Boko Haram and Fulani Herdsman (1999 - present)
- Rwanda
- Eritrea
- Ethiopian famine
- Bangladesh 1971
- Stolen Generation (Australia)
- Darfur
- Blood Diamonds (Sierra Leone)
- Bosnia
- South Sudan
- El Salvador
- Syria
- Central African Republic
- Belgian Congo/Zaire
- Ugandan Civil War
- East Timor
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You should approach this question as a historian looking over the entire course of the Cold War in its entire worldwide scope. You should not focus solely on what has happened in Russia, although that is, of course, of primary importance. Of course, you cannot cover everything about the Cold War (After all, there are historians who have written thousands of pages on the Cold War). You should think "big picture," and you should focus your answer. (This is a difficult question to do in less than a page, but it can be done.)
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