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“Wuthering Heights” knew what it was about, and Brontë, despite her lack of firsthand experience in love, had the scripts of normative femininity dead to rights with the book’s relentless conflation of love and torment.

From Salon

Political detainees have been subject to harsh treatment and often denied access to lawyers, according to rights groups.

From The Wall Street Journal

"They had me bang to rights on jobs, you know what I mean?" he said.

From BBC

Rodriguez has started releasing political prisoners ahead of the pending amnesty -- more than 400 according to rights group Foro Penal, but with many more still behind bars.

From Barron's

According to rights groups, the pair's recent report had exposed a county official's alleged corruption.

From BBC