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Definition of Beatings
1. beating [n] - See also: beating
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beatings
Literary usage of Beatings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. "Welcome to Hell": Arbitrary Detention, Torture, and Extortion in Chechnya by Johanna Bjorken, Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch (Organization), Peter Bouckaert (2000)
"beatings began as soon as the detainees arrived at the facility, and continued
throughout ... Some of the beatings and torture seemed to be associated with ..."
2. Brutality Unchecked: Human Rights Abuses Along the U. S. Border with Mexico by Human Rights Watch (Organization, Human Rights Watch (Organization), Americas Watch Committee (U.S.) (1992)
"92 Some beatings by Border Patrol agents are unprovoked; in some cases these may
... Other beatings seem to be motivated by the desire to punish a migrant ..."
3. Bloodshed in the Caucasus: Escalation of the Armed Conflict in Nagorno Karabakh by Rachel Denber, Robert Kogod Goldman (1992)
"Armenian men who were rounded up were subjected to regular and fierce beatings
once they were detained in Azerbaijani jails and lock-ups.6 Because Helsinki ..."
4. The Human Rights Watch Global Report on Prisons by Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch (Organization, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1993)
"13 beatings AND RESTRAINTS Many of the human rights abuses that occur in ...
The most frequent reports of torture, beatings and other physical abuses come ..."
5. Confessions at Any Cost: police torture in Russia by Diederik Lohman (1999)
"He meant to continue the beatings and all sorts of tricks so that I would give
testimony." Numerous torture victims and several procurators told Human ..."
6. Public Scandals: Sexual Orientation and Criminal Law in Romania : a Report by Human Rights Watch (Organization), Human Rights Watch (Organization (1998)
"Police beatings and Torture Physical abuse of prisoners by police remains common
throughout Romania. Documentation collected by IGLHRC and Human Rights ..."
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