Sentence examples for practice of detention from inspiring English sources

The practice of detention was seen as necessary and normal.

In this position Rees ended the practice of detention of prisoners without trial and of imposing different rules for political prisoners.

Australia is a party to the convention and as such would be required to "provide adequate detention conditions; end the practice of detention of children; and put a stop to the escalating violence and tension at the regional processing centre".

Most disturbing of all, though, is that the very practice of detention renders the men, women and children in the facilities as faceless and nameless as the drab buildings in which they are held.

On that Sunday, in events that were to generate an extensive archive of feature films, documentaries, investigative books, popular songs and poetry that helped build worldwide sympathy for Northern Ireland's Catholics, a crowd of about 10,000 gathered to protest the practice of detention without trial, used frequently by the British authorities to curb those suspected of paramilitary extremism.

"The government of Australia, by failing to provide adequate detention conditions; end the practice of detention of children; and put a stop to the escalating violence and tension at the regional processing centre, has violated the right of the asylum seekers including children to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment," Mendez's report said.

Though China announced the abolition of such "custody and repatriation" in 2003 [ 23], recent reports suggest that similar practices of detention and removal purportedly for health reasons are still practiced, particularly during periods of heightened political concern [ 24].

Modern democratic states often rely on practices of detention and incarceration in order to demonstrate (and increasingly, to circumvent) the power of the rule of law.

Meanwhile, Human Rights Watch has documented ongoing practices of detention without trial, torture and undue sentencing – including the imprisonment of juveniles – well into 2013.

If you don't do your homework, your grades will suffer, you may get detention and miss practice, and if you miss practice because of detention, you will be punished.

In presenting its report on Wednesday, the panel said it remained "seriously concerned at consistent reports from various sources about a continuing practice of illegal detention in unrecognized and unofficial detention places," noting that it had received no details from China after inquiring about such facilities.