ESPECIAL PART
SECTION VII
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANTY
CHAPTER 16
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANTY
Article 109. Discrimination
Prosecution of any group or organization on political, racial, national, ethnic, cultural, religious motives, motives of a sexual belonging or on grounds of another motive forbidden by norms of international law, that is rough infringement of rights of people for a belonging to these groups or organizations, connected with other crimes against safety of mankind shall be punished by imprisonment for the term of from five till ten years.
''Special part Section VII. Crimes against peace and security of humanity Chapter 16. Crimes against peace and security of humanity Article 109. Persecution''
Persecution of any group or organization on political, racial, national, ethnic, cultural,
religious motives, motives of a sexual belonging or on grounds of another motive
forbidden by norms of international law, that is rough infringement of rights of people for
a belonging to these groups or organizations, connected with other crimes against safety
of humanity shall be punishable by imprisonment for the term of from five till ten years.
1. For the purpose of this Statute, ‘crime against humanity’ means any of the following acts when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack:
(h) Persecution against any identifiable group or collectivity on political, racial, national, ethnic, cultural, religious, gender as defined in paragraph 3, or other grounds that are universally recognized as impermissible under international law, in connection with any act referred to in this paragraph or any crime within the jurisdiction of the Court;
2. For the purpose of paragraph 1:
(g) ‘Persecution’ means the intentional and severe deprivation of fundamental rights contrary to international law by reason of the identity of the group or collectivity;
3. For the purpose of this Statute, it is understood that the term ‘gender’ refers to the two sexes, male and female, within the context of society. The term ‘gender’ does not indicate any meaning different from the above.