mistreatment

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Ghana and Nigeria have recently summoned the South African envoys to their respective countries over the mistreatment and harassment of their citizens.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Still the editor-in-chief of Runway, Miranda is working to smooth her edges to avoid causing a stir in an industry that no longer excuses mistreatment, even though her employees remain timid in her midst.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

She endured the mistreatment, Ms. Cain explains, because she was desperate to please.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Although high-ranking Sheriff’s Department officials were involved in Lodes’ case, Darvish said there was no evidence presented at trial that Bianco had direct knowledge of his client’s mistreatment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

“This mistreatment by the police was probably the best thing that could ever have happened to us,” Paul later wrote to a friend.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling