Sentence examples for plagued by abuses from inspiring English sources

In contrast, independent Afghan and Western human rights advocates have documented relatively humane conditions at the American prison since it opened in late 2009, replacing an older facility that was plagued by abuses.

One could hazard a guess that a childhood plagued by abuse, being an outsider in one's community and hiding in the closet may hint at the reason: autistic people are human after all.

The new trailer paints a more complex portrait of Harding than the figure-skating villain she was made out to be in the wake of the 1994 attack one plagued by abuse, overwhelming pressure, and a relentless will to succeed.

The area is plagued by drug abuse and AIDS.

The UN mission in the Central African Republic has been plagued by sexual abuse allegations.

But unbeknownst to most tourists, parts of it are plagued by drug abuse that the police say has led to a jump in property crime.

In a world plagued by the abuse of children, it is depressing, because what troubles Kurt was and is still real.

It was also the culmination of a decade-long effort to shut the state's troubled youth prison system, which for years has been plagued by violence, abuse and decaying facilities.

But what works in a small seaside nation in Southern Europe is not necessarily likely to work in a place that is larger, richer, and more heavily plagued by drug abuse.

Gray was chased after "making eye contact" with Baltimore police lieutenant Brian Rice in the Sandtown neighbourhood of Baltimore's west side, an area plagued by drug abuse, violent crime and poverty.

Hers was a life plagued by substance abuse, failed romances and financial instability, yet her multiple talents won her Oscars, Grammys, a Golden Globe and a Tony award, and she remains an icon almost 40 years after her death.