When they join, the officers may ill-treat them, pull their hair, and strike them with impunity. |
Usually, these secret police reported directly to the heads of state or government and were allowed licence to arrest, detain and interrogate suspects, and often to torture and otherwise ill-treat them with impunity. |
She was an angel, Sanders went about whining when he had no longer a woman to ill-treat. |
Conversely, if the relevant authorities do not take effective action upon complaints referred to them, those minded to ill-treat persons deprived of their liberty will quickly come to believe that they can act with impunity. |
Does the State party attribute to any person the right to authorize torture or ill-treat anyone under any circumstances? |
If you choose to ill-treat someone, you should be prepared to be ill-treated. |