The phrase "cause atrocities" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when discussing actions or events that lead to severe harm or suffering, often in a historical or political context.
Example: "The regime's policies were designed to cause atrocities against its own citizens."
Alternatives: "commit atrocities" or "perpetrate atrocities."
Speaking in Istanbul, where he stopped for consultations on the way home from New York, General Musharraf said that the military occupation of Kabul was a cause of "atrocities of the past and they must not be repeated".
We spoke about where it all started and how understanding the cause of atrocities can carve a path to peace.
The silence and taboos that impede conversation about slavery don't only cause the atrocities of human trafficking to slip our minds, they also foment the petri dish in which intolerable oppression and incomprehensible injustices flourish.
This setting helps soothe the trauma caused by atrocities overseas.
In wake of the recent attacks, this year has been difficult for Muslims in the West, as we have experienced the backlash caused by atrocities carried out in the name of our faith.
The former West African "big man" would thus have played a central role in perpetuating a war that cost tens of thousands of lives and caused countless atrocities, the prosecution says.
Since the Paris attacks, people on social media have been brutally honest regarding what they think caused the atrocities and how just a few extremists do not represent the Muslim population as a whole.
The antagonism caused by atrocities, along with family loyalties and political ties, made reconciliation unthinkable.
Structural prevention, which combines different strategies to address the root causes of atrocities, also needs to be rethought - by reallocating its ownership to local communities.
Nobody has caused more atrocities around the world than we have – even now to this day, with Obama sanctioning the killing of US citizens and the drone attacks blowing up wedding parties".
