Sentence examples for were committed against from inspiring English sources

Mr. Garzon has argued that such grave crimes were committed against civilians in Chile and Argentina.

It estimates that a further 800,000 offences were committed against children aged 10to1510to15

That year, 25 offenses were anti-transgender and eight were committed against individuals who were gender-nonconforming.

In 2008, about 552,000 crimes were committed against women by their partners, compared with about 588,000 in 2007.

And because Saddam's worst crimes were committed against his own people, Iraqis themselves should get the chance to hold him and his regime to account.

The offences for which Hall, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, is currently in jail were committed against girls aged between nine and 17 over a period of almost 20 years.

Most hate crimes are committed against total strangers.

Can a crime of passion be committed against an object?

That has led to atrocities being committed against Jewish people.

The American people understand an act of war was committed against the United States of America.

The murderous violence against one girl was committed against the whole of Pakistani society.