Genocides are deliberate and systematic actions aimed at destroying a particular group of people based on their ethnicity, nationality, religion, or other defining characteristics. This can involve mass killings, forced displacement, and other forms of violence. Notable examples include the Holocaust, where six million Jews were murdered during World War II, and the Rwandan Genocide, which resulted in the deaths of around 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus in 1994. International laws, such as the Genocide Convention, were established to prevent and punish acts of genocide. Despite these efforts, genocides continue to occur, highlighting the need for global awareness and intervention to protect vulnerable populations from such atrocities.