genocide and democide

from: Millstein Library
and 'Power kills;, absolute power kills absolutely.'

some terminology

Genocide: among other things, the killing of people by a government because of their indelible group membership (race, ethnicity, religion, language).
Any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:

• (a) Killing members of the group;
  
• (b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
  
• (c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
  
• (d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
  
• (e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.

Politicide: the murder of any person or people by a government because of their politics or for political purposes.

Mass Murder: the indiscriminate killing of any person or people by a government.

Democide: The murder of any person or people by a government, including genocide, politicide, and mass murder.

link:
prevent genocide international
http://www.genocidewatch.org/