Genocide by Attrition 1939-1993: The Warsaw Ghetto, Cambodia, and Sudan: Links between Human Rights, Health, and Mass Death

Genocide by attrition occurs when a group is stripped of its human rights, political, civil and economic. This leads to deprivation of conditions essential for maintaining health, thereby producing mass death. Genocide by attrition is epitomized by the Warsaw Ghetto (1939­43), Democratic Kampuchea (1975­79), and Sudan (1983­93). Potentialities of response are considered, as well as state and international interests in overlooking genocide, and the inadequacy and misuses of humanitarian aid. Lastly, guidelines are offered for future policy to prevent genocide by attrition, involving governments, health professionals, and aid workers.