Sentence examples for practices of torture from inspiring English sources

As each episode attempts to increase the shock value, every event — murder, rape, the erosion of civil liberties, the vicious practices of torture itself — becomes just another juicy "scandal".

Through executive order, President Obama made a break from past unlawful policies and practices of torture and cruel treatment.

You can't turn people good by deploying practices of torture and punishment as a matter of standing policy.

The match caused much press bewilderment in the western world, mainly due to Kadyrov's abysmal human rights record and known practices of torture and rape as weapons of rule.

We hope Dr. King's words can help convey our remorse and sorrow to the families and friends of detainees imprisoned, tortured and in some cases killed because we have not yet succeeded in ending U.S. practices of torture and illegal detention.

"Detainee abuse is not and will not be tolerated" -- the stern warning issued by the American Embassy to the Iraqi government about the torture of 169 prisoners ("Torture Charges Deepen Rift Between U.S. and Iraqi Leader," news article, Nov. 18) -- rings hollow indeed as the Bush administration continues to aggressively preserve its own illegal practices of torturing prisoners around the world.

The practice of torture is the same, though it is not yet as pervasive.

III The movie's depiction of the practice of torture has come to dominate discussion.

A new report concludes that "the United States engaged in the practice of torture" after the attack of Sept. 11, 2001.

By focusing on the role of photography, Morris both illuminates and obscures the practice of torture in the Iraqi prison.

Would you prefer to be ignorant of the existence of secret prisons, and the practice of torture?