Prophet Muhammad and his early followers faced persecution and ill treatment by their contemporaries, including insults, mockery and defamation.

Basic training on sexual exploitation and abuse continued during the period under review.

The unwarranted sentences meted out to Puerto Rican women and men for their political activities that they had been punished for their beliefs, not for the acts alleged by the United States Government at the time of their arrest.

And when Our punishment overtook them they had nothing to say except crying out We have indeed been sinners .

Therefore they uttered nothing when Our punishment came to them , except that they said , Indeed we were the unjust .

and they but cried , when Our might came upon there , ' We were evildoers . '

Then naught was their cry a when Our violence came upon them save that they said verily we have been the wrong doers .

No cry did they utter when Our Torment came upon them but this Verily , we were Zalimun ( polytheists and wrong doers , etc . ) .

When Our might came upon them , their only cry was , We were indeed wrongdoers .

And when Our scourge fell upon them their only cry was ' We are indeed transgressors . '

No plea had they , when Our terror came unto them , save that they said Lo ! We were wrong doers .

Then their cry , when Our punishment overtook them , was only that they said , We have indeed been wrongdoers !

And when Our Might fell upon them they only said ' We have indeed been harmdoers '

And their declaration when Our punishment came to them was only that they said , Indeed , we were wrongdoers !

When Our wrath struck them , they could do nothing but confess to their sins .

Yet their cry , when Our punishment came to them , was nothing but that they said Surely we were unjust .

and when Our scourge fell upon them , their only cry was , We were indeed wrongdoers !

When ( thus ) Our punishment took them , no cry did they utter but this Indeed we did wrong .

The study covered all forms of physical and mental violence, injury, abuse, maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual abuse.

The issue of sexual harassment and abuse of women in the workplace is an issue receiving increased attention from Governments.

Threat ( 120), physical abuse ( 121) and torture ( 122) are qualified as acts of violence.

She was arrested on anti state charges for her work reporting on corruption and abuse within the police and court systems.

We have heard horror stories of women and children being raped and abused by individual blue helmet peacekeepers.

Until the rule of law can be re established in Liberia, such exploitation of resources and abuse of fundamental human rights will continue to be practised with impunity.

He sought to stir up racial tensions, undermine national unity and malign the State, participating in demonstrations which had not been authorized by the competent authorities.

At the end of July, about 1,500 UNMEE civilian and military personnel were trained in the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse in the Mission area.

Senator John Kerry, the Democratic candidate, has accused President George W. Bush of neglecting and offending America's allies, particularly in Europe.

The Committee is deeply concerned at the high number of children victims of violence, abuse and neglect, including sexual abuse, in schools, in institutions, in public places and in the family.

Indeed, the Military Commissions Act of 2006 was written deliberately with loopholes that gave immunity to perpetrators of many kinds of sexual humiliation and abuse.

At a meeting on sexual exploitation and abuse held by the United Nations system in Addis Ababa on 11 July 2005, participants established a network of focal points for addressing the issue.

But as long as it continues to hold and abuse prisoners without giving them a fair trial, America s professed ideals will continue to sound to the rest of the world like the deepest hypocrisy.

The training has been redesigned to include additional issues such as sexual exploitation and abuse, gender and human rights, cultural sensitivity and HIV AIDS in the workplace.

We also express dismay at the increasing number of children involved in and affected by armed conflict, as well as all other form of violence including domestic violence, sexual abuse and exploitation, trafficking in persons and organs.

In August 2005, UNAMA launched a mission wide information campaign and mandatory staff training programme on prevention of and response to sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment.

The ECHR has now cleared a path for the tens of thousands of other people in Russia who suffer abuse at the hands of the very mental health system that is supposed to help them.

(c) Performance management to establish and maintain a performance management system for staff that is clear and objective, is free of bias and abuse, encourages dialogue and feedback and is consistent with the strategic objectives of the Agency, thereby ensuring that all staff perform effectively

States parties should report on the risks to rural women, the extent and nature of violence and abuse to which they are subject, their need for and access to support and other services and the effectiveness of measures to overcome violence.