noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
political
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Rangoon-based diplomats were reported as saying that the number of political detainees was much higher than the official figure.
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The prison's 1,300 inmates - many of them political detainees - were reported to have been released.
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Amnesty International performs a similar function with respect to the treatment of political detainees and the international prohibition of torture.
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There were calls for political detainees to be freed and chants in support of the new opposition group, New Forum.
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At least one political detainee , Corporal Thomas Benefo, remains in detention without charge or trial.
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Torture of political detainees became widespread and systematic after the assassination of President Sadat in October 1981.
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Amnesty International opposes the detention without trial of all political detainees , including administrative detention.
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He said that the figure included only 812 political detainees .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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According to a recent report, many detainees claim that police have mistreated them.
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The government has ordered the trial of all detainees within six months.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All 641 detainees at Bourdj Omar Driss were released by June 8.
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Rangoon-based diplomats were reported as saying that the number of political detainees was much higher than the official figure.
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Rather than inciting its detainees to try and get out, Le Portalet probably taunted them with the impossibility of such a thing.
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The detainees have been turned over to the federal attorney general's office and couldn't be reached for comment.
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The prison's 1,300 inmates - many of them political detainees - were reported to have been released.
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Torture is still being used to intimidate detainees.
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Women detainees are particularly vulnerable to having their needs ignored.
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Women detainees often get inadequate medical care.