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“abuse” in the news

Publications and example sentences

Saturday, September 21, 2019

There are no anti-discrimination laws in the country and, as the BBC's Laura Bicker reports from Seoul, campaigners believe the abuse is costing young lives.

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Boris Johnson 'abused his power' to silence Parliament, court told

Friday, September 6, 2019

Mr Mugabe's early years were praised for broadening access to health and education for the black majority - but his later years were marked by rights abuses and corruption.

Sunday, September 1, 2019

Views are now being sought on plans to extend this to crimes such as stalking, human trafficking and domestic abuse.

Sunday, August 18, 2019

Britain's Muslim community received hundreds of anonymous letters over a two-year period starting in June 2016 calling for violence and abuse against Muslims.

Friday, August 16, 2019

The R&B star was due at a pre-trial hearing for his sex abuse case in Chicago, Illinois, on Thursday.

Sunday, August 11, 2019

“I am angry Jeffrey Epstein won’t have to face his survivors of his abuse in court,” she said in a statement to NBC News.

Monday, July 22, 2019

But she told the BBC about years of abuse during supposed exorcisms by priests around Poland when she was a teenager.
That might explain why Poles have been slow to question the behaviour of some of their own priests, despite sex abuse scandals in the Catholic Church in Ireland, the USA and neighbouring Germany.
Polish abuse scandal: Victims take on the Catholic Church
Carl Beech trial: 'VIP abuse' accuser guilty of false claims
He is one of several victims, now adults, featured in a documentary about Polish priests who sexually abused children.
"This is where I was abused for the first time," he says.

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

This decision is the latest example of how Greeks and Greek Cypriots abuse EU membership in line with their maximalist positions and how other EU countries become an instrument for carrying out this abuse, the Foreign Ministry stated.

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Moon accused Japan of abusing its leverage in trade to punish South Korea over their historical dispute.

Monday, July 15, 2019

The BBC obtained the medical report of another two men who allege sexual abuse.

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Hundreds of women said that George Tyndall, who was the longtime head gynecologist of the university’s health center, sexually abused them and that school officials did not adequately address their concerns.

Thursday, June 6, 2019

"Animal abuse is the crime here, not animal rescue," Ms Sawhney said in a press release published quickly after the incident.

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

The government will set guidelines on measures to be taken by companies, such as putting in place consultation programs, and give specific examples of types of power abuses.

Sunday, May 26, 2019

Horowitz, who was investigating the bureau’s handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while secretary of state, is now investigating alleged surveillance abuses during the 2016 campaign.
The US has been abusing its strategic capital accumulated by its soft power for decades.

Monday, May 13, 2019

Turkey accuses Greece for abusing NATO mission

Thursday, May 9, 2019

"Faced with Chairman Nadler's blatant abuse of power, and at the Attorney General's request, the President has no other option than to make a protective assertion of executive privilege," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement.

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

The US is abusing its power in lifting a ban on lawsuits against the Cuban government, according to Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell.

Monday, May 6, 2019

The CHP, however, accused these two parties of abusing the use of this right and imposing pressures on the watchdog to extend the process.

Friday, May 3, 2019

The same court filing outlines several claims against Quinn Emanuel, including negligence, fraud and deceit, and elder abuse.
Some people are worried that some children are sexually abused.

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

A 5-year-old child has been sexually abused by an unidentified person in Istanbul’s Küçükçekmece district, causing an uproar among locals and a scramble by police to apprehend the perpetrator.

Saturday, April 13, 2019

A number of IRGC and affiliated entities have already been targeted by US sanctions for alleged proliferation activities, support for terrorism and human rights abuses.

Sunday, April 7, 2019

Former Chelsea striker Costa was shown a straight red card for abusing referee Jesus Gil Manzano in the 27th minute.

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

(CNN) — A week after England's star players were racially abused during an international match in Montenegro, a rising star in Italian football was subject to racist abuse Tuesday during a Serie A match.

Sunday, March 24, 2019

Pell's hometown Ballarat at the center of Australia's sex abuse scandal

Sunday, March 17, 2019

Like a herd of sheep trapped within the fences of a farm with a coyote, our children are unable to do anything to save themselves; as they don’t dare to speak out about the abuses they suffer.

Thursday, March 14, 2019

It found that Serbs had carried out human rights abuses on a massive scale - but had also suffered appalling revenge attacks following the war.

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

In elections in Mexico and Brazil last year, and Nigeria earlier this year, the company stepped up its efforts to stop abuse, though there were widespread reports that WhatsApp was used to spread fake news before the Brazilian vote.
The scope for social media to be abused to manipulate voters has never been greater.

Monday, March 11, 2019

Homophobic abuse is a problem too, and now we have had these attacks and confrontations from people running on to the pitch.

Thursday, March 7, 2019

The racist online abuse of Meghan Markle has put royal staff on high alert

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Relatives of former patients at the scandal-hit dementia ward have said they are "devastated" after an inquiry rejected claims of wide-spread abuse there.

Monday, March 4, 2019

At a regular news briefing Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang reiterated Beijing's position that Canada and the United States "abused their bilateral extradition treaty" and "severely infringed" Meng's rights.
But she's faced international condemnation over her failure to denounce the military for its treatment of Rohingya people amid widespread reports of their abuse.

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

The Vatican summit, which starts Thursday and runs through Feb. 24, will draw church leaders from around the world to talk about preventing sex abuse.

Monday, February 18, 2019

He said the abuse, which went on for decades, began when he was 11.
One victim, James Grein, the son of a family friend of McCarrick's, had testified to church officials that, among other abuses, McCarrick had repeatedly groped him during confession.
The crisis over sexuality in the Catholic Church goes beyond abuse.

Sunday, February 17, 2019

Vatican defrocks former US cardinal McCarrick for sex abuse

Friday, February 15, 2019

Democrats say the situation at the border is not a national emergency, and a declaration would be an abuse of presidential power.

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Pope admits clerical abuse of nuns including sexual slavery
He said in that case his predecessor, Pope Benedict, was forced to shut down an entire congregation of nuns who were being abused by priests.

Saturday, January 26, 2019

When it debuts at the Sundance Film Festival and later hits HBO, a controversial new documentary will revive the claims of two men who say iconic superstar Michael Jackson sexually abused them for years when they were boys.

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Qatar were once again subjected to a torrent of abuse from fans in Abu Dhabi over the long-running Gulf blockade of the oil-rich country.
President Mnangagwa has promised that abuses against civilians will not be tolerated.

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Korean Air has been ordered to pay nearly $18,000 (€16,000; £14,000) to a flight attendant who was subjected to abuse in a "nut rage" incident.

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

“After I gave a girl classmate a present, other students abused and threatened me via email they would tell the world I’m weird.

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

"The US and Canada are undoubtedly abusing their justice systems ...

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Let’s back up 30 years or so: Opioids were the standard treatment and our understanding of substance abuse was limited. The study of Psychology and pain was growing, yet new.