Wikipedia:WikiProject Genocide

WikiProject Genocide

Welcome to WikiProject Genocide

This WikiProject aims to ensure comprehensive, accurate, and neutral documentation of historical genocides on Wikipedia.

"Genocide" is a legal and scholastic framework, most of which was framed in response to the multiple genocides in Europe during World War II.

By improving existing articles and creating new ones, we seek to highlight underrepresented events, regions, and perspectives, while adhering to Wikipedia’s core content policies.

Project Goals

Document All Recognized Genocides: Expand and improve articles on recognized genocides across all time periods and regions.
Highlight Underrepresented Events: Address gaps in coverage of lesser-known or under-documented genocides.
Promote Scholarly Rigor: Ensure all articles meet Wikipedia’s standards for verifiability, neutrality, and reliable sourcing.
Facilitate Collaboration: Foster collaboration among editors, academics, and subject-matter experts.
Encourage Multilingual Coverage: Translate genocide-related articles into multiple languages to broaden accessibility.

How to Get Involved

Join the Project: Add your name to the list of participants on this page.
Contribute to Articles: Edit and improve articles related to genocides, including their causes, impacts, and memorials.
Use Our Templates: Add the project’s templates to talk pages of relevant articles.
Participate in Discussions: Share ideas and questions on the project’s talk page.
Promote the Project: Share the project with others interested in genocide documentation and history.

Tasks

Create Articles: Develop new articles on under-documented genocides and related topics.
Expand Content: Add reliable sources, details, and perspectives to existing articles.
Improve Quality: Upgrade stub and start-class articles to B-class or higher.
Address Bias: Ensure articles maintain a neutral point of view.
Add References: Strengthen articles with citations from scholarly works and reliable sources.
Translation: Translate key articles into other languages.

Resources

Key Sources

UN Genocide Convention and related documents
Scholarly books and journal articles on Genocide studies
Reports from NGOs and human rights organizations

Tools

[Wikipedia Content Translation Tool](https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Help:Content_translation)
Citation templates and guides

Related WikiProjects

Project Templates

Use these templates to tag articles:

{{WikiProject Genocide|class=|importance=}}: Add this to talk pages of relevant articles to mark them as part of the project.
{{Genocide-stub}}: Use this for stub articles that need expansion.

Articles Under the Project’s Scope

Well Known Genocides

Armenian Genocide - Ottoman Empire, 1915-1917
Cambodian Genocide - Cambodia, 1975-1979
Jewish Genocide - German-occupied Europe, 1941-1945
Romani Genocide - German-occupied Europe 1939-1945
Rwandan Genocide - Rwanda, 1994

Underrepresented Genocides

Herero and Namaqua Genocide
Darfur Genocide
Srebrenica Massacre
The genocide of the Guanches people by Spain.
The genocide of the Aboriginal Tasmanians by Britain.
Indigenous genocides (e.g., Native American genocide)

Thematic Topics

Collaboration and Outreach

Internal Outreach

Collaborate with other WikiProjects.
Use article alerts to track changes and improvements.

External Outreach

Partner with genocide scholars and organizations.
Host edit-a-thons with universities or NGOs.

Contact and Coordination

Use the project’s talk page for discussions, suggestions, and coordination. Together, we can create a resource that ensures these critical historical events are never forgotten.