Who is often targeted in genocide

Genocide. Genocide is intentional action to destroy a people (usually defined as an ethnic, national, racial, or religious group) in whole or in part.

Part a national, ethnic, racial or religious group

Explanation:

Genocide refers to the mass killing of people, based on race, ethnicity or religion. Therefore, victims of genocide are killed for what they are considered, not for what they have done, and victim groups are usually chosen for elimination because they fall into a stigmatized social class.