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Genocide Is Still Illegal in the United Kingdom

Rebecca BowenRebecca Bowen
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22nd May 2021
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Genocide Is Still Illegal in the United Kingdom
The International Criminal Court Act replaced the Genocide Act in 2001 (Getty).

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 In April, reports began circulating of people showing outrage over the repeal of the UK’s Genocide Act of 1969. Users stated various reasons for concern—from one person saying, “It is no longer a crime to commit genocide?” to a Facebook user drawing a parallel that the repeal of the act was done, “so they can blame our...irresponsibility...when the ‘third wave’ (aka vaccine enhancement syndrome) hits.”

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