Tribes that are still practicing female genital mutilation have been harshly criticized by women’s rights organizations worldwide.

The incompetent worker was harshly judged by his coworkers when he received an unearned promotion.

Elephants in the circus are trained harshly, often being poked and prodded with metal rods and hooks.

Racist onlookers treated the school children harshly, throwing object and hurling insults as they walked into the recently desegregated school.

The disabled adults at the nursing home were treated harshly by the cruel nurses at the center.