If the history of the western moral imagination is the story of an enduring and unending revolt against human cruelty, there are few more consequential figures than Raphael Lemkin – and few whose achievements have been more ignored by the general public. It was he who coined the word ‘genocide.’ He was also its victim. — Michael Ignatieff

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Mini who’s who:

Michael Ignatieff : Canadian Politician
Born:  May 12, 1947