编辑“︁迫害”︁（章节）

=== 遗传病患者 ===

==== 白化病患者 ====
{{main|{{tsl|en|Persecution of people with albinism|對白化病患者的迫害}}}}

基于[[白化症]]的迫害通常基于一种观念，即白化病患者在皮肤中的[[黑色素]]浓度较低，被认为是次等的。因此，白化病患者经常遭受迫害，被[[杀害]]和[[肢解]]，甚至挖出并[[亵渎]]白化病人的[[坟墓]]。在一些地区，人们因为认为他们带来“厄运”而被排斥甚至被杀害。海地也有将白化病患者视为受诅咒的悠久历史，尤其是在{{tsl|en|François Duvalier|弗朗索瓦“帕帕杜”杜瓦列尔}}的影响下。

==== 自闭症患者 ====
{{main|对自闭症患者的迫害|}}

自闭症谱系障碍患者在整个历史和当今时代通常都是迫害的受害者。在喀麦隆，患有自闭症的儿童通常被指控为巫术，并被单独挑出来遭受酷刑甚至死亡。<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.africaontheblog.com/the-thin-line-between-autism-and-witchcraft-in-cameroon/|title=The Thin Line Between Autism and Witchcraft in Cameroon|date=11 April 2014|website=africaontheblog.com|access-date=22 October 2017|archive-date=2022-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605131707/http://www.africaontheblog.com/the-thin-line-between-autism-and-witchcraft-in-cameroon/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icare4autism.org/news/2010/07/children-with-autism-branded-as-witches/|title=Autism Services - New York - ICare4Autism|website=Autism Services - New York - ICare4Autism|access-date=22 October 2017|archive-date=2022-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605075427/https://www.icare4autism.org/news/2010/07/children-with-autism-branded-as-witches}}</ref>
此外，据推测，在纳粹德国的行动 T4期间被谋杀的许多残疾儿童可能患有自闭症<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.plos.org/yoursay/2015/11/02/neurotribes-steve-silberman-on-a-haunting-history-and-new-hope-for-autistic-people/|title=NeuroTribes, Steve Silberman on a haunting history and new hope for autistic people - Your Say|website=Your Say|access-date=22 October 2017|archive-date=2017-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019142653/http://blogs.plos.org/yoursay/2015/11/02/neurotribes-steve-silberman-on-a-haunting-history-and-new-hope-for-autistic-people/}}</ref>，使自闭症患者成为大屠杀的第一批受害者。