inhumane conditions

collocation in English

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inhumane
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.hjuːˈmeɪn/us
/ˌɪn.hjuːˈmeɪn/
cruel and causing suffering to people ...
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condition
noun
uk
/kənˈdɪʃ.ən/us
/kənˈdɪʃ.ən/
the particular state that something or someone ...
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(Definition ofinhumaneandconditionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Children from this country are frequently exploited for work in inhumane conditions.
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It must be made impossible for people to be employed in undignified and inhumane conditions, deprived of their rights and of basic social benefits.
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The repression of its people continued, with the gaols full of political detainees in inhumane conditions.
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It is the number of broiler chickens bred in this country in inhumane conditions—in windowless sheds, knee-deep in droppings—whose limbs never reach maturity because of their accelerated growth.
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For such a limited demand, he has been starved, imprisoned in inhumane conditions, denied all rights, separated from his family and friends and caged like a wild animal.
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They were kept in inhumane conditions.
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If there is a feeling that certain categories of wrongdoers are treated too harshly and subjected to inhumane conditions, sympathy is alienated from the victim to the wrongdoer.
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His writing focused on the inhumane conditions in which the inmates lived and the problems of overcrowding, violence and contraband.
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Hundreds of thousands of people had to leave their homes, creating appalling and inhumane conditions in the crowded towns and cities.
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The account exposed shocking, inhumane conditions and treatment to which prisoners were subjected.
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While open, the jail inflicted very inhumane conditions upon those imprisoned there and modern day excavations of the property have revealed numerous unmarked graves.
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His descriptions of the unsanitary and inhumane conditions that workers suffered served to shock and galvanize readers.
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Authorities permitted prisoners and detainees to submit complaints to judicial authorities without censorship and to request investigation of inhumane conditions.
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Of major concern were the inhumane conditions in detention with overcrowded cells, appalling sanitary conditions and the lack of appropriate medical care.
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