Sentence examples for social hostilities from inspiring English sources

Social hostilities encompass mob violence and "religion-related intimidation or abuse," such as harassment over attire.

It measured two basic yardsticks: a government restrictions index, and a social hostilities index.

The study found 15 countries with very high levels of social hostilities in 2010, up from 10 in 2007, with the new additions being Egypt, Nigeria, the Palestinian territories, Russia and Yemen.

Sub-Saharan Africa experienced the biggest rise in both government restrictions and social hostilities.

Other factors used to measure persecution include social hostilities by individuals, organizations or groups in the society.

Nearly a third of the world's approximately 7 billion people live in countries with high government restrictions on religion or high social hostilities involving religion, especially religious minorities.

The report found the highest social hostility concerning religion in Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Somalia and Israel.

But still, these advocates say, even when clear violations occur, concerned families are often reluctant to bring legal challenges because they fear social hostility.

From the start, there was reason to fear that these laws would not reduce HIV transmission, and might exacerbate stigma and social hostility towards people with HIV.

And Britain is not exempt: the Pew Research Centre found that the UK had the highest incidence in Europe of social hostility connected to religion, even worse than countries such as Burma, Uganda, Thailand and Algeria, where such hostility is endemic.

Social hostility involving religion is never a one-way street: the abuse of adherents of one religion often leads directly to attacks on the community from which the abuse came, either in that country or elsewhere.