Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The term crimes against humanity refers to offenses that can be characterized as attacks on human dignity directed against an entire population or a specific social group and executed as a part of ideology or a government policy. Learn more about the concept of crimes against humanity as well as the crimes that fall under the definition if committed as a part of a widespread practice rooted in the state's ideology in this book.