Inclusion in this article is based solely on evidence in multiple reliable sources that an event or series of events have been described as "genocide".
In line with WP:PRESERVE, try to find sources to complete an entry that is incomplete before removing it and consider tagging any example you think is not complete to allow other editors time to complete it. However if an entry is removed the burden is on the editor wishing to restore the entry to show that multiple sources support the events and the claims that the events are an example of genocide.
Format
All entries should contain in-text attribution of who considers the event to be "genocide" if there are lots then choose one or more of the most authoritative.
All entries should include a brief description of the events including a link to any more specific Wikipedia articles about the events.
All entries should include alternative views providing those views are not given undue weight.
There are a number of different academic and legal definitions of genocide (see genocide definitions), consequently the term can have different meanings and if the sources mention the definition being used that should be included in the entry.
All entries must contain inline citations to reliable source to support the first two points and points three and four if they are mentioned.[a]
Notes
^Inclusion in this list does not of itself justify inclusion in another article, and nor does use of the term in an article justify inclusion in this list
Examples
These fictitious examples illustrate how the test of if an entry should be included in this list.
Text in the source
Source
Include?
Explanation
The ancient empire killed all the the natives apart from the young women who were enslaved.
Multiple reliable sources mention the events.
No
No reliable sources call the actions of the empire genocide. This example fails No original research.
The mass killing of green people by the majority backed government is according to historian Marin Jones an example of early modern genocide.
Multiple reliable sources back up the events, but only Martin Jones's book describe the events as genocide.
No
The events are covered by multiple sources, but only one source describes the events genocide, so it fail under the neutral point of view policy by giving undue weight to a minority point of view.
The mass killing of the green people by the majority backed government is according to genocide scholars Marin Smith and John Jones a "classic example" of early modern genocide.
Reliable sources that back up the events and multiple academic sources describe as genocide.
Yes
The text and the accusation is covered by the sources, so using a quote by Smith and Jones is representative of an academic view.
The mass killing of green people by the occupying blue force is according to a representative of the green people a clear case of genocide.
Reliable sources are given for both the mass killings and the representative making the claim.
No
In some cases where accusations of genocide have circulated, partisans have fiercely disputed such an interpretation and the details of the event. This often leads to the promotion of vastly different versions of the event in question. This example fails to provide a neutral point of view because the view is partisan (it may also fail under undue weight).
The mass killing of green people by the occupying blue force is according to a representative of the green people a clear case of genocide a view endorsed by a spokes person from Camfam (a respected Indian humanitarian aid charity), however a spokesman for the blue force deny this stating their the dead all the result of Military necessity and were either enemy combatants or civilians accidentally killed during the attacks.
Independent third party reliable sources for the events, sources supporting the accusation and rebuttal.
Yes
As the views of a belligerent to the conflict are endorsed by a neutral and a well known independent NGO, then the accusations of genocide are notable.
The mass killing of green people by the occupying blue force was condemned by the United Nations Security Council as genocide. A spokesman for the blue force deny this stating their actions are within those permitted under international law.
Independent third party reliable sources for the event, sources supporting the accusation and rebuttal.
Yes
Presumably the representative of the green people would still be stating it was genocide, but it is preferable to attribute the statement to the more authoritative source.
Colonel white was found guilty by the international tribunal of multiple crimes against humanity for his part in the genocide of the green people by the occupying blue force.
Independent third party reliable sources for the trial result.
No
No explicit accusation in the sources that the forcible removal was genocide.
Colonel White was found guilty by the international tribunal of being a member of a joint criminal enterprise for his part in the genocide of the green people by the occupying blue force, but found him not guilty of the specific war crimes. The president of the court stated in a press conference afterwards that the evinced clearly showed that Colonel White issued orders for the genocide of all members the green ethnic group, and did not stop his men committing war crimes when he became aware of them.
Independent third party reliable sources for the trial result.
Yes
If it is a judgement by an international court then it is notable even if it is the only source for that view.
Colonel White was found guilty by the international tribunal of being a member of a joint criminal enterprise for his part in the forcible removal of the green people by the occupying blue force, but found him not guilty of the specific war crimes. In a minority judgement Judge Purple described Colonel White as the primary instigator of a genocidal campaign and that he was guilty of several of those war crimes.
Independent third party reliable sources for the trial result.
Maybe
If it is a judgement by an international court then it is notable even if it is the only source for that view. However if it not the view of the majority of judges that genocide occured and if the minority view is not widely discussed in third party sources, then discussion on the talk page of the article may be necessary to reach a consensus over notability.
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