The report asserted that the complexity and scale of these violations "indicate the involvement at the highest levels of the armed and security forces and the Government".
The reactions of those I told about the scale of the constitutional violations ranged from deeply concerned to appalled, but no one was willing to risk their jobs, families, and possibly even freedom to go to through what Drake did.
"Saudi Arabia … gets a comparatively easy ride given the scale of the human rights violations in the kingdom," Amnesty International said last week.
Given the scale of violations committed in the context of the 2008-2009 Operation Cast Leadn Cast Lead) on the Gaza Strip alone, this places an often insurmountable burden on the legal representatives of the victims.
What is more, the randomness and the smallness of the scale on which the violations of the second law take place ensures that it is not possible to employ the phenomenon to extract useful work.
"The scale of rights violations we found in Venezuela and the collaboration of security forces and justice officials in committing them shows these aren't isolated incidents or the excesses of a few rogue actors," José Miguel Vivanco, Americas director at Human Rights Watch, said in a statement.
All in all, a fairly straightforward and fair case: On the scale of regulatory violations, not a particularly egregious case but one that show a troubling lack of timely filing.
Recent revelations by courageous whistleblower Edward Snowden, reports of the special rapporteur on the right to privacy as well as a number of investigations have clearly shown the scale of such violations," he said, pointing to rising use of unlawful wiretaps, hacking of comms devices and the sifting of "major data streams without authorization".
The authors said the report "finds that the scale of human rights violations related to suppressing the protests was far greater than previously believed, and that Chinese forces broke international law — including prohibitions against disproportionate use of force, torture and arbitrary detention, as well as the right to peaceful assembly — despite government claims to the contrary".
The level and scale of grave violations against children in Somalia have been increasing over the past few years, including the use and recruitment of children in the armed conflict and the killing and maiming of children.
