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Dehumanization is the process, practice, or act of denying full humanity in others,^[1]^ along with the cruelty and suffering that accompany it.^[2][3][4]^ It involves perceiving individuals or groups as lacking essential human qualities, such as secondary emotions and mental capacities, thereby placing them outside the bounds of moral concern.^[1]^ In this definition, any act or thought that regards a person as either "other than" or "less than" human constitutes dehumanization.^[5][6]^
In his report on the suppression of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Jürgen Stroop described Jews resisting deportation to Nazi camps as "bandits".
Lynndie England pulling a leash attached to the neck of a prisoner in Abu Ghraib prison, who is forced to crawl on the floor, while Megan Ambuhl watches, 2003.
Dehumanization can be overt or subtle,^[7]^ and typically manifests in two primary forms: animalistic dehumanization, which denies uniquely human traits like civility, culture, or rationality and likens others to animals;^[3]^ and mechanistic dehumanization, which denies traits of human nature such as warmth, emotion, and individuality, portraying others as objects or machines.^[3]^
It has historically facilitated a broad range of harms, from discrimination and social exclusion to slavery,^[1]^ colonization,^[8]^ as well as other crimes against humanity,^[1]^ and is recognized as a significant form of incitement to genocide.^[9]^