atrocities
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Pillay, a former United Nations high commissioner for human rights, received the prize Friday for her decades of work advancing international law and accountability for atrocities.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
It’s a casual surveilling of placidity just up the coast from the atrocities we hear about.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Access to the cockpit was tightened after the September 11 atrocities in the United States, where attackers were able to gain access and crash the planes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
The RSF has acknowledged some violations but insists the scale of the atrocities is being exaggerated.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
On the way home I overheard some children vow never to return; others vowed to relate to their parents the day’s atrocities.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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