Then we posed a series of problems, leading to the question whether it would be wrong to intervene to prevent genocide or a holocaust.

The convention's purpose is to prevent, suppress and punish genocide.

It does not provide for any armed intervention by a country or alliance to prevent or stop genocide.

Questions have included: "What can you do to prevent genocide?"

The Western news media and academia can help a great deal to prevent genocide in the subcontinent.

It requires nations that have signed the convention to do whatever is necessary to prevent genocide.

"Prevent genocide of the elderly in America," the Senator quoted the letter as saying.

And they have a moral and legal duty to prevent genocide.

Leaders were also more willing to act because they failed to prevent genocide in Bosnia and Rwanda.

Fifty years later, we are still unable to prevent genocide.