Sentence examples for forms of persecution from inspiring English sources

Grant us the courage to stop all forms of persecution, to speak up on behalf of the persecuted, and to rectify historic injustices.

Initially, the family escaped more severe forms of persecution.

It was Erich Honecker, East Germany's communist leader, who patented these methods after concluding that "soft" methods of torture were preferable to open forms of persecution.

Fayek, an affable young man, believes his social status shielded him from the worst forms of persecution inflicted on poorer Egyptian Christians.

"Civilians in Tripoli and other areas are reportedly subject to different forms of persecution because of their suspected association with the uprising," the report stated.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) recognises that children are particularly vulnerable and may face child-specific forms of persecution, such as forced recruitment to armed groups, domestic violence and other forms of exploitation.

But PAW said other forms of persecutions, such as egg theft, trapping and shooting remained high.

"It has become another form of persecution".

Given growing intolerance against Ahmadis throughout Pakistan, the move can also rightly be perceived as a form of persecution.

In September 2009 the UN identified witch-hunting as "a form of persecution and violence that is spreading around the globe".

But he eventually became alienated from the Christians and about 320 initiated a mild form of persecution.