Day 559
Last ever after
The invidiuous distinction between genocide and crimes against humanity is as follows: Genocide focuses not on the killing of individuals, but on the destruction of groups, while crimes against humanity focuses on the killing of large numbers of individuals. The systematic, mass killing of a very large number of individuals is a crime against humanity. The objective of the two concepts is different: One focuses on protecting the group, and the other the other the individual (Lemkin vs Lauterpacht).
So far, there are no conclusions about whether Russia is committing genocide in Ukraine. That’s according to Erik Møse at the United Nations. However, members of his Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Violations in Ukraine say Russia may have committed crimes against humanity1.