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inhumane

[in-hyoo-meyn, -yoo-] / ˌɪn hyuˈmeɪn, -yu- /


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One point that Trump officials, lawmakers and advocates for Afghan allies agree on: Keeping Afghans trapped in Camp As Sayliyah in perpetuity is inhumane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The lawmakers worry that the rush to build the facilities could “exacerbate” the same inhumane conditions at some ICE centers.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

“It is inhumane to continue to keep them in a shelter environment where their condition continues to deteriorate,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

"What they are doing is inhumane, in recent days I no longer felt like a normal person, I felt like a criminal", says Carlos.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

In the late nineteenth century, alarmed by the inhumane treatment of incarcerated people suffering from mental illness, Dorothea Dix and Reverend Louis Dwight led a successful campaign to get the mentally ill out of prison.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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