Democracy as a pretext

The conflict regions served as a pretext to commit aggression.

It is designed to obscure, not to illuminate — to serve as a pretext for repressive rule.

Some States invoke certain situations as a pretext to pursue practices that contravene international humanitarian law.

In fact, they use religion as a pretext for their dastardly and cowardly acts.

Israel must not be allowed to use security as a pretext to annex Palestinian territory.

However, such events should not serve as a pretext for restricting fundamental rights and freedoms.

This complexity, however, should not serve as a pretext for inaction.

It cannot, however, be used as a pretext for attacking those who have not signed it.

In some situations, freedom of religion was used as a pretext for violating other human rights.