Which act is included in the Genocide Convention definitions of genocide?

• A. Killing members
• B. Providing humanitarian aid
• C. Detaining suspects
• D. Committing genocide only against enemies

Answer: (A)

The tested idea is what acts the Genocide Convention lists as genocide. The Convention defines genocide as acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such. One of the acts it specifies is killing members of the group, so that option is included in the definition.

The other options don’t fit the listed acts. Providing humanitarian aid helps people, not destroy them. Detaining suspects isn’t one of the specific acts enumerated as genocide. The idea of committing genocide “only against enemies” is inconsistent with the definition, which focuses on destroying a protected group, not on labeling the target as an “enemy.”