Crime against humanity, an offense in international criminal law, adopted in the Charter of the International Military Tribunal (Nürnberg Charter), which tried surviving Nazi leaders in , and was, in , incorporated into the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Crimes against humanity consist of various acts—murder, extermination, enslavement, torture, forcible transfers of populations, imprisonment, rape, persecution, enforced disappearance.

Definition of crime against humanity.: atrocity (such as extermination or enslavement) that is directed especially against an entire population or part of a population on specious grounds and without regard to individual guilt or responsibility even on such grounds.

The contextual element determines that crimes against humanity involve either large-scale violence in relation to the number of victims or its extension over a broad geographic area (widespread).

Crime against humanity refers to a category of crimes against international law which includes the most egregious violations of human dignity, especially those directed toward civilian populations.

Sep 16,  · A crime against humanity is defined as a “widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population,” according to Article 7 of the U.N. treaty that established the International Criminal Court. The report found numerous instances of unlawful killings by security forces that have not resulted in prosecution.

Sep 16,  · U.N. investigators accuse Venezuelan government of ‘crimes against humanity’ People pass a mural depicting Venezuelan leaders Hugo Chávez, Simón Bolivar and .

Aug 22,  · Crimes against humanity refer to specific crimes committed in the context of a large-scale attack targeting civilians, regardless of their nationality. These crimes include murder, torture, sexual violence, enslavement, persecution, enforced disappearance, etc.

Sep 16,  · Experts cite 'crimes against humanity' in Maduro's Venezuela Independent experts commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body have issued a .