death squad

Examples (20)

• Paramilitary death squads are operating in the area.
• They started forming death squads in the region.
• The dictator used a notorious death squad to eliminate his political rivals.
• Human rights organizations condemned the actions of the death squads.
• Witnesses claimed that a government-backed death squad was responsible for the abductions.
• The government denied any involvement with the alleged death squads.
• He narrowly escaped a death squad by hiding in the mountains for weeks.
• Reports indicated that death squads were responsible for many disappearances.
• The international court is investigating allegations of death squad activity during the civil war.
• Operating under the cover of darkness, the death squads terrorized the population.
• A former member of the death squad confessed to his crimes in exchange for protection.
• The former dictator was accused of authorizing the use of death squads.
• The mere rumor of a death squad in the village was enough to silence all dissent.
• Families of victims demanded justice for those killed by death squads.
• Journalists who exposed corruption were often targeted by death squads.
• International pressure mounted to dismantle the active death squads.
• Under the new regime, a secret death squad was formed to carry out extrajudicial killings.
• He narrowly escaped an encounter with a local death squad.
• The leader of the death squad was eventually brought to justice for his atrocities.
• The documentary exposed the brutal tactics employed by the death squads.