In 1953, Polish-American lawyer Raphael Lemkin, the man who coined the term "genocide," wrote a text titled Soviet Genocide in Ukraine. In it, Lemkin spoke not only about the Holodomor — the man ...

Raphael Lemkin’s intellectual and humanitarian contributions constitute a cornerstone of modern legal and moral frameworks aimed at preventing atrocities and protecting persecuted communities.As ...

The West German Government, formed in Germany following the destruction of the Hitler regime, today honored Prof. Raphael Lemkin, “father” of the Genocide Convention, designed to outlaw racial ...

Dr. Raphael Lemkin, the world’s leading individual proponent of the international movement to outlaw genocide, and the man who coined the term “genocide,” died here this week-end. He was 58.

Raphael Lemkin, a Polish lawyer, coined the word “genocide” in 1944 and hoped that persuading nations to recognize it as a crime might somehow prevent it from recurring.

In 1953, Polish-American lawyer Raphael Lemkin, the man who coined the term "genocide," wrote a text titled Soviet Genocide in Ukraine. In it, Lemkin spoke not only about the Holodomor — the man ...