Genocide Inflation Is the Real Human Rights Threat: Yugoslavia and Rwanda

"We have all heard about 'genocide denial' and 'holocaust denial' as very bad happenings that have focused attention, indignation, and concern to the point of laws passed to criminalize such behavior in Austria , Belgium , France , and elsewhere. But very little attention has been paid to genocide inflation, where killings are wildly exaggerated and claims of genocide are made based on hearsay, rumor, knowing lies, and otherwise problematic 'information'."