What are crimes against humanity

What are crimes against humanity?

Crimes against humanity include murder, torture, persecution, rape and other sexual and gender-based crimes, deportation and forcible transfer, or other crimes committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack against any civilian population.

The geographical scale, time frame and number of people targeted help determine if an attack is widespread. An attack is systematic if it involves acts of violence that were organized and did not occur randomly, such as security forces acting in a coordinated manner across the country.

For more detailed information see Article 7 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and  the International Criminal Court’s Elements of Crimes.