Sentences with phrase «widespread violence in»

It is the first widespread violence in decades.

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In the wake of the unforgivable and senseless killings in Las Vegas on Sunday night, the deep and widespread fear of gun violence will, no doubt, grow even deeper and more widespreaIn the wake of the unforgivable and senseless killings in Las Vegas on Sunday night, the deep and widespread fear of gun violence will, no doubt, grow even deeper and more widespreain Las Vegas on Sunday night, the deep and widespread fear of gun violence will, no doubt, grow even deeper and more widespread.

Nigeria, for instance, ranks 30th in terms of overall business environment, because of widespread violence and corruption among other things, yet it ranked first for its entrepreneur pipeline.

Advances in AI could enable people, even a «single person,» to cause widespread violence, the report said.

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The emerging understanding of how widespread sexual violence is, especially in conflict situations, also points to transmission routes; the potential for moral and pragmatic leadership by faith leaders is enormous.

Supporters of economism may share in deploring these widespread incidents of violence.

You've heard the horror stories about the schools: kindergartens with a dose of amoral sex education; teachers sowing gender confusion with the hearty support of administrators; violence and widespread drug use in the tony prep schools that train tomorrow's elites; depression, eating disorders,....

«Sense and Psychedelics,» an editorial report appearing in the November 15, 1967, issue of The Christian Century, shows how widespread the temptation to violence is in Christian circles.

And among those many persons who have committed no illegal act of crime or of overt violence, there is a widespread self - centeredness and demand for the right to do what one pleases which results in the violence of serious hurt to others.

But, in a time of unprecedented religious violence — Christian persecution has never been more widespread, and Muslim communities around the world are frequently targeted by radicals and terrorists — celebrating a symbol of religious violence isn't just misguided; it sends the wrong signal about Christianity.

CSW's Chief Executive, Mervyn Thomas, said: «CSW is urging the US government to raise the issue of widespread hate campaigns by state and non-state actors against religious minorities in talks with Prime Minister Modi, and to insist that justice is done for the victim - survivors of violence against religious minorities.»

When we look at it in this way, the problems of our world — internal and international conflicts, delinquency, terrorism, widespread violence — do not appear any more as strange and mysterious phenomena, due to the irrationality and wickedness of a few, but as the «logical» and foreseeable expression of an «unviable» family, organized in a perverse and self - destructive way;

The reason it is so widespread is because it originated so early in the history (first mover's advantage) and used violence and unfair treatment of other religions to spread.

His personal story — born in poverty in the South Bronx, growing up around drugs and violence, then making it out of the ghetto and winding up at Harvard — was what gave him the passion and the commitment to create the Harlem Children's Zone in the face of numerous obstacles and widespread skepticism.

Their joint message was to ask voters to participate in a peaceful election, avoiding the widespread violence and displacement that took place after voting in 2007.

This is something that Farr made a mention to in his address, citing the widespread availability of formulae and other information online relevant to operationalising acts of high - intensity terrorist violence, whether chemical, biological, radiological or explosive.

Sexual violence is widespread in the US military.

The elections were marred by widespread sectarian violence, which claimed the lives of 800 people across the country, Buhari's won 12,214,853 votes, coming in second to the incumbent president Goodluck Jonathan of the PDP, who polled 22,495,187 votes and was declared the winner.

But, as Fraser shows, the passing of the Great Reform Bill was not just about dry electoral detail, but set against a background of widespread violence and fear of revolution, as was seen in France in 1830.

The great constitutional clash between the Commons and the Lords, which saw the Bill rejected in 1831, prompted widespread violence that frightened the political and social establishment.

«In addition to this election - related violence, the country has been ravaged by widespread insecurity for years, with a recent increase in attacks targeting humanitarian workers, including the deadliest incident in Congolese history, in which five aid workers were killed in October in South Kivu,» the NGOs saiIn addition to this election - related violence, the country has been ravaged by widespread insecurity for years, with a recent increase in attacks targeting humanitarian workers, including the deadliest incident in Congolese history, in which five aid workers were killed in October in South Kivu,» the NGOs saiin attacks targeting humanitarian workers, including the deadliest incident in Congolese history, in which five aid workers were killed in October in South Kivu,» the NGOs saiin Congolese history, in which five aid workers were killed in October in South Kivu,» the NGOs saiin which five aid workers were killed in October in South Kivu,» the NGOs saiin October in South Kivu,» the NGOs saiin South Kivu,» the NGOs said.

It must be noted that intimidation and violence were widespread in the 2002 contest, with 40 MDC candidates and supporters being perished.

We should not also lose sight of the fact that the widespread violence following relatively orderly balloting in elections in Kenya on 27 December 2007, and in Zimbabwe on 29 March 2008 accentuate the significance of understanding the electoral tension before, during and after elections.

As it were, the PDP seemed to be coasting to victory before the election in Southern Ijaw was cancelled due to widespread violence and late commencement of the voting process.

The day after huge student protests ended in widespread violence including an attack on a car containing Prince Charles, the assessment of the police response begins.

«It is also on record that during the 2011 election campaign, President Buhari's inciting statement led to widespread violence by his supporters in the North after he lost.

Despite a notably high percentage of women in political positions, South Africa has high rates of rape and domestic violence, suggesting poor gender equality, widespread discrimination and male dominance in (South) Africa.

The 2016 movie «Suicide Squad,» rated PG - 13, includes «lots of action violence, from close - up execution - style murders to large - scale battles and widespread destruction that leads to the deaths of innocent bystanders,» Common Sense Media told parents in its review.

Caught in the middle of a brutal civil war, six Liberian missionaries in Monrovia flee the widespread violence of their native country.

Beach Rats has earned widespread critical praise, but it's also drawn some angrier responses for, in very reductive terms, linking gay sex with violence.

BioShock Infinite was originally released on PlayStation 3, Windows PC and Xbox 360 in March 2013, and went on to garner widespread acclaim as well as a critical backlash regarding elements such as its use of graphic violence.

A report from the Committee exposed «widespread» sexual harassment and sexual violence in schools, as well as an «alarming inconsistency» in how schools deal with these issues.

Linda says: «Domestic violence is widespread in the world.

«Widespread sexual harassment, bullying, and relationship violence in schools is a reflection of unhealthy assumptions and beliefs about gender, consent, power, and relationships,» Finn says.

«Widespread» sexual harassment and sexual violence is not being tackled effectively in English schools, according to a report from the Women and Equalities Committee.

Rationale behind our call to action: School shootings and widespread community gun violence are far greater in the United States than other nations.

The Gulabi Gang is a group of Indian women activists responding to widespread domestic abuse and other violence against women in India.

He began the series in 1963, a year of widespread racial and political violence in the United States.

I hope that widespread knowledge and condemnation of this crime will act as a disincentive for continued violence in the southwestern Amazon, also known as the MAP region.

The group, which was created in 1993, has faced repression, threats, and violence for many years as it fought against the widespread environmental damage that is ongoing in Honduras.

It is understood that domestic violence has been known to effect employees at work in a number of ways; a recent study shows that the problem is widespread.

What has emerged in the aftermath of the Ghomeshi trial is widespread conversations about sexual violence, as well as how our legal system works.

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women concluded that violence against Indigenous women in Canada is widespread, overt and linked to poverty.

Because violence against women is widespread in many countries that appear stable and democratic, this has a negative affect on women fleeing gender - based violence: CCFR Women's Day 2016.

As a policy matter, a DA may decide to not charge a person in case the victim is unwilling (though less so in cases of domestic violence), perhaps because of the widespread impression that the victim has to «press charges» (which indeed they would have to do in the case of private prosecution, which is no longer allowed in the US).

But we shouldn't only be shining the light on domestic violence in Aboriginal communities — it is very widespread throughout Australian society.