crimes against humanity
Systematic civilian persecution
Crimes against humanity are widespread or systematic atrocities committed against civilian populations—murder, enslavement, torture, rape, forced disappearance, and similar acts.
Unlike war crimes, they can occur during peacetime.
The term emerged from the Nuremberg trials after World War II and now anchors international criminal law: The tribunal convicted him of crimes against humanity for ordering mass executions.
- genocideSystematic annihilation of a people
- ethnic cleansingSystematic removal of populations
- war crimesIllegal acts during conflict
- tortureDeliberate infliction of suffering
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- atrocitiesHolocaust, genocide, massacre, massacres, ethnic cleansing
- capital crimesfirst-degree murder, premeditated murder, treason, high treason, felony murder
- deadly crimeshomicide, murder, manslaughter, killing, assassination
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