Sentence examples for committed a gross violation from inspiring English sources

The bill, which is sponsored by Senator Patrick Leahy, would block American special forces from training foreign units if the State Department had credible information that a member of the unit had committed a gross violation of human rights.

No assistance shall be furnished under this chapter or the Arms Export Control Act [22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.] to any unit of the security forces of a foreign country if the Secretary of State has credible information that such unit has committed a gross violation of human rights.

"We do not provide assistance to any security force unit in Egypt when we have credible information that they have committed a gross violation of human rights," a State Department spokesperson said.

The language as written into law makes it impossible for the Defense Department to use funds for training or equipment to any unit whose members have "committed a gross violation of human rights". In sum: the DoD's hands are often tied when interacting with foreign militaries that are less than ideal on the human rights front.

While the "Leahy Laws" strictly prohibit U.S. assistance to foreign security forces credibly believed to have committed a gross human rights violation, secrecy and cover-ups prevent the law from curbing aid for Mexico's police and military responsible for such abuses.

"These citizens were taken in on suspicion of committing a crime, one involving a gross violation of public order, including inciting religious hatred as part of a planned conspiracy," announced the government's press service.

Anything else is a gross violation.

"It is a gross violation.

"This betrays a gross violation..

L. 112 74, § 7034 k)(2), substituted "information" for "evidence" and "a gross violation" for "gross violations".

This is a gross violation of congressional decorum.