Genocidal massacre

The term genocidal massacre was introduced by Leo Kuper (1908–1994) to describe incidents with a genocidal component but which are committed on a smaller scale when compared to genocides such as the Rwandan Genocide. Others such as Robert Melson, who also makes a similar differentiation, class genocidal massacres as "partial genocide". Kiernan makes the point that in his opinion like genocide, the killings do not have to be organized by the state. He gives several examples:

Genocidal massacre

The term genocidal massacre was introduced by Leo Kuper (1908–1994) to describe incidents with a genocidal component but which are committed on a smaller scale when compared to genocides such as the Rwandan Genocide. Others such as Robert Melson, who also makes a similar differentiation, class genocidal massacres as "partial genocide". Kiernan makes the point that in his opinion like genocide, the killings do not have to be organized by the state. He gives several examples: