Violence

Violence is when someone attacks someone else, often to get them to do something they do not want to do by making them feel pain.

Overview

Violence can mean anything from one person hitting another to a war between many countries that could cause millions of deaths. Laws are often created to lower the chance of violence happening.

Types

Examples

Many notable groups regularly committing violence are politically motivated. They are sometimes called terrorist groups. Below is a select list.

Select list of terrorist groups

References

  1. "Mortality and Burden of Disease Estimates for WHO Member States in 2002" (xls). World Health Organization. 2004. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16.