When the UN was working on preparing the convention which later became known as the 'Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide', linguistic and cultural genocide was discussed along with physical genocide as a serious crime against humanity.
Când ONU lucra la elaborarea convenţiei care mai târziu a devenit cunoscută sub numele de "Convenţia privind prevenirea şi pedepsirea crimelor de genocid”, pe lângă genocidul fizic ca crimă gravă împotriva umanităţii, a fost discutat şi genocidul cultural şi lingvistic.