Crimes against humanity by type

thumb|Members of the right-wing Lapua Movement assault a former Red officer and the publisher of the communist newspaper at the [[Vaasa riot on June 4, 1930, in Vaasa, Finland.]] Persecution is the systematic mistreatment of an individual or group by another individual or group. The most common forms are religious persecution, racism, and political persecution, though there is naturally some overlap between these terms. The inflicting of suffering, harassment, imprisonment, internment, fear or pain are all factors that may establish persecution, but not all suffering will necessarily establish

unlawful secret disappearance

inhumane acts of a character similar to other crimes against humanity

practice of forcing a woman to become or remain pregnant against their will

forced termination of pregnancy

movement of a large group of people from one region to another

treatment of starvation as a crime under international law

act of killing on a large scale