September 30, 1999 was the beginning of a Genocide for Chechnya. Chechnya was invaded by Russian Military through air and artillery. Russians invaded Chechnya to denominize it as a Russian society. The invasion caused massive amounts of violence towards the Chechen people. Chechen people were hit hardest when their capital, Grozny, was completely destroyed. Then in the Spring of 2000, Russian President Vladimir Putin pacified Chechnya. The pacification didn't change much. Russian officials were still taking advantage of Chechen citizens and abusing with extortion, torture, murder and more. Chechens aren't succeeding because they have no efforts to rebuild their home, and along with the abuse from Russian officials the abuse was now being brought on by their own Chechen citizens.
Genocide is not something that should be taken lightly. I believe that Genocide is one of the most ignored crimes. Honestly, I had never heard of half the places on the list. I think people ignore because they feel like there is nothing that they can do, and that thought, in my opinion, is ignorant. Whether crimes like Genocide happen around us or half way around the world, we should all help each other because one day we might need a helping hand.
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