Genocide and cultural ethnocide
Genocide is preceded by cultural ethnocide, or the gradual and deliberate erosion and manipulation of cultural values and practices by political authorities. The dissolution of this cultural foundation (...) makes people incapable of protecting themselves and their communities from the descent into the abyss of mass atrocities; it allows them to be manipulated to commit execrable acts counter to their own time-tested values and traditions.
- Source : Rama Mani and Thomas G. Weiss, quoting Rwandan co-contributor Jean-Marie Kayishema. R2P and Culture, Conclusion Chapter. Routledge.
- Publication date : 2011
- Topics : Conflict prevention , Ethics , Human values , Humanity , Political power , Unacceptable violence
MANI Rama (Dr.)
Specialist in international conflicts prevention, and the role of culture in transitional justice.
