The report concluded that this described activity "constitutes torture" and that it also constitutes "cruel,inhumane and degrading treatment."

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

As China's economy has grown 10-fold over the past 15 years, the country's environment has been degrading.

VOA: standard.2010.04.07

But today conservationists say it is degrading mangrove swamps and ravaging fish stocks.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29