Dehumanisation
 Dehumanisation  (genocide, “racism”)   | |
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Dehumanisation is the denial of full humanity in others along with the cruelty and suffering that accompany it. A practical definition refers to it as the viewing and the treatment of other people as though they lack the mental capacities that are commonly attributed to human beings. In this definition, every act or thought that regards a person as "less than" human is dehumanisation.[1]
Dehumanisation is one form of incitement to genocide. It has also been used to justify war, judicial and extrajudicial killing, slavery, the confiscation of property, denial of suffrage and other rights, and to attack enemies or political opponents.[2]
Racist dehumanisation entails that groups and individuals are understood as less than fully human by virtue of their race.[3]
An example
| Page name | Description |
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| Gaza Humanitarian Foundation | The Washington Post revealed that BCG and GHF had developed plans for “humanitarian transition areas” – heavily surveilled compounds where civilians would be relocated and issued identification cards to access aid. Critics compared these plans to “concentration camps”. |
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:700+ media figures and programme-makers condemn BBC’s Gaza documentary censorship | Article | 27 February 2025 | Editor | "A broadcaster cannot allow bad-faith attacks to dictate its editorial decisions. "Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone" is an important, well-executed documentary that licence-fee payers have the right to watch. The BBC should stand by it with confidence." |
| Document:CND Cymru delegates arrive in Egypt for Global March to Gaza | Article | 12 June 2025 | Stephen Price | A spokesperson for CND Cymru said: "We are proud to support this important march by sending a delegation. In the face of the genocide of the Palestinian people, western governments have been silent. In being part of this Global March to Gaza, we are telling the Palestinian people we bear witness. And we will not forgive those who have committed these acts of brutality." |
| Document:Palantir’s Military Role in Israel and Britain | Article | 6 October 2025 | Mike Small | Palantir Technologies – the surveillance company co-founded by Trump ally Peter Thiel – has secured at least 24 contracts across key UK public institutions, and is now working with both the Israeli and the British military. |
| Document:The Antisemitism Industry doesn’t speak for Jews. It speaks for Western elites | blog post | 14 March 2024 | Jonathan Cook | Film-maker Jonathan Glazer’s crime at the Oscars was to threaten the establishment’s stranglehold on the West’s Official Narrative about Israel – and itself |
| Document:Western Imperialism and White Supremacy have a lot to answer for | blog post | 20 October 2025 | Ishmahil Blagrove | The spell is broken and the game is up - the chickens are coming home to roost. Western Imperialism and White Supremacy have a lot to answer for. They have every reason to be frantically attempting to consolídate their power - the clock is ticking and their days are numbered. |
References
- ↑ "Dehumanisation and Infrahumanisation"
- ↑ Gordon, Gregory S. (2017). Atrocity Speech Law: Foundation, Fragmentation, Fruition. Oxford University Press. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-19-061270-2
- ↑ "The Politics of Racist Dehumanisation in the United States"
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