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Connecting to Enduring Issues

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Human rights violations: The dominant fit; this is essentially the unit's subject
Desire for human rights: Movements demanding recognition, accountability, and prevention
Power and abuse of power: The exercise of state power to destroy populations
Inequality: Many genocides involve violent enforcement of social hierarchies
Conflict: Most genocides occur in conditions of war or political crisis
Nationalism: Extreme nationalism is the most common ideological framework for genocide
Impact of technology: Modern technology enables atrocity at unprecedented scale