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Can the world stop genocide? As the UN convention against genocide turns 70, its failures are tragically apparent Print edition | International Dec 8th 2018 | COX’S BAZAR, GENEVA AND YANGON S quatting on a un refugee agency mat, clutching her listless two-year-old, Setera Bibi tells her story. Last year, at 4am on August 25th, the 23-year-old was awoken by gunfire. Fifty soldiers were rampaging through her village in north-east Rakhine state, in the west of Myanmar. Entering her house, they grabbed her husband. Four hours later he was returned, his beaten and bloated body wrapped in his own longyi . He had been tortured to death. Get our daily newsletter Upgrade your inbox and get our Daily Dispatch and Editor's Picks. Latest stories Donald Trump nominates a new attorney-general DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA A DAY AGO Angela Merkel’s preferred candidate becomes party leader EUROPE 2 DAYS AGO Why does 5G have everyone worried