Andrea Vitello

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Ecocide could become the fifth international crime after the Genocide since the Nuremberg trial

30 June 2021

Ecocide occurs in cases such as deforestation of the Amazon, the poaching of a protected species, or a large oil spill from a tanker. Ecocide might become the fifth international crime along with war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, and the crime of aggression. Ecocide could also become the first new international crime to be recognized after the Nuremberg trial.

Entries in the Encyclopedia of the Righteous

Anna Christensen

When the danger to Jews increased, she organized, with the help of her friends, hiding places for the Jewish children

Knud Dyring Dyby

1915 - 2011

Young Danish policeman who helped Jews escape the persecution

Ellen Fogh

1889 - 1958

In October 1943, Ellen Fogh and her son Fredrik Fogh saved the lives of 9 Jews, and helped many others

Knud Marstrand Christensen

Along with his wife, he managed to save dozens of Jews by hiding them first and then transporting them to Sweden

Robert Petersen

1911 - 2001

Risking his life, along with his wife he saved several Jewish people by first hiding them and then helping them to reach Sweden

Harald Petersen

? - 1994

In 1943, the farmer Harald Petersen saved the life of a Jewish couple and their one and a half year old son