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What are Crimes Against Humanity

Crimes against humanity are criminal acts that target a group of people based on their religion, ethnicity, or some other trait, which is not a direct result of something that group has done.

One of the most common crimes against humanity is genocide, which is the murder of a large portion of the population. Genocide is often either condoned, or carried out by the government.

List of Crimes Against Humanity

Crimes against humanity consist of any act that is violent in nature and aimed at a specific section of the population. What follows is a list of crimes against humanity.

* Murder/Extermination (Extermination is the act of killing a larger group of people, while murder is often more Individualized)

* Enslavement

* Torture

* Sexual violence, including rape, prostitution, forced pregnancy, or sterilization

* Persecution of a group based on politics, race, nationality, ethnicity, culture, religion, or gender

* Enforced disappearance (by either government-authorized abduction, or imprisonment)

* Apartheid (segregation of South Africa’s white and non-white populations)

* Other inhumane acts of violence that are meant to intentionally cause mental or physical suffering or injury to the victims

Definition of Crimes Against Humanity

Noun~
Acts deliberately committed as part of an attack aimed at a specific sect of the population.