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perpetrator; except that torture shall not include pain or suffering arising only
from, inherent in or incidental to, lawful sanctions;
2.6. Forced pregnancy - the unlawful confinement of a woman forcibly made
pregnant, with the intent of affecting the ethnic composition of any population or
carrying out other grave violations of international law;
2.7. Persecution - the intentional and severe deprivation of fundamental rights
contrary to international law by reason of the identity of the group or collectivity;
2.8. Crime of apartheid - inhumane acts of a character similar to those provided
for in paragraph 1 of this Article, committed in the context of an institutionalized
regime of systematic oppression and domination by one racial group over any
other racial group or groups and committed with the intention of maintaining that
regime;
2.9. Enforced disappearance of persons - the arrest, detention or abduction of
persons by, or with the authorization, support or acquiescence of, a state or a
political organization, followed by a refusal to acknowledge that deprivation of
freedom or to give information on the fate or whereabouts of those persons, with
the intention of removing them from the protection of the law for a prolonged
period of time;
2.10. Gender - refers to the two (2) sexes, male and female, within the context of
society.
Article 150
War crimes in grave violation of the Geneva conventions
1. Whoever commits a grave violation of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949
shall be punished by:
1.1. imprisonment of not less than ten (10) years or by life long imprisonment, in
the case of the offense provided for in sub-paragraphs 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7 or 2.8 of
paragraph 2 of this Article; or
1.2. imprisonment of not less than fifteen (15) years or by life long imprisonment,
in the case of the offense provided for in sub-paragraphs 2.1, 2.2, or 2.3 of
paragraph 2 of this Article.
2. A grave violation of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 means one or more
of the following acts committed during war time or armed conflict against persons or
property protected under the provisions of the relevant Geneva Convention:
2.1. willful killing;
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