The phrase "abusive institutions" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe organizations or systems that engage in harmful or oppressive practices towards individuals or groups.
Example: "The report highlighted the need for reform in abusive institutions that exploit vulnerable populations."
Alternatives: "oppressive organizations" or "exploitative systems".
The regimens of the abusive institutions were approved by the church hierarchy.
Although the Hague Convention is intended to protect orphans, in some cases it ends up harming children, by condemning them to years in abusive institutions.
The harsh specifics of his life and actions have gradually vanished, to be replaced by a rather generic narrative of a heroic figure defying abusive institutions and faceless enemies.
Until there is, American kids are destined to continue suffering in these abusive institutions.
The procedure has been used, he said, "to reform police practices, to obtain access to abortion services, to desegregate public schools, to improve prison conditions and to change abusive policies in mental institutions".
The agency has earned a reputation as an effective check on the abusive practices of financial institutions such as banks, payday lenders, credit card companies and student loan agencies.
MEXICO CITY — Ten years ago, a human rights group released a scathing, groundbreaking report on abusive, decrepit conditions in Mexican institutions for the mentally and physically disabled, moving the country to promise change and to take the lead in writing international agreements to protect the disabled.
As Ms. Ludwig, the credit-access advocate, put it: "What's significant is that the city would be saying that no municipal dollars will go to any financial institution engaging in abusive lending practices, with potentially huge implications if you think about how much money gets invested by the city's pension funds and all the contracts the city undertakes".
"Institutions and environments vary enormously across the world and within countries," Dr. Nelson said, "but I think these findings generalize to many situations, from kids in institutions to those in abusive households and even bad foster care arrangements".
Six years later, when the N.C.A.A. decreed that institutions with "hostile and abusive" mascots would be excluded from postseason competition, Florida State successfully appealed, with support from Jeb Bush, the governor at the time.
It truly is an act of supreme self-love and generosity to pull the covers on abusive behaviors from people, policies and institutions.
