Meanings of arbitrary arrests in English

Are arbitrary arrests, searches and seizures permitted in any civilized countries today?

In Tibet, the report said, Chinese authorities committed extrajudicial killings, torture and arbitrary arrests.

There were a number of arbitrary arrests and a sustained oppression of human rights.

These are arbitrary arrests, it is happening without a warrant.

Both the Secretary of War and the Secretary of State had authorized arbitrary arrests.

Those who have returned have faced harassment and arbitrary arrests.

Residents and refugees have described summary executions, arbitrary arrests and rape in the operation.

Protected by the secrecy of his diary, Paulo made a solitary protest against these arbitrary arrests:

Early democratic gains were reversed as rulers responded aggressively, often with brutal violence and arbitrary arrests of dissidents.

It says Islamist group al-Shabab is guilty of unrelenting brutality, while government troops carry out arbitrary arrests and detentions.

Hissène Habré's presidency was a time of widespread political killing, of systematic torture and of thousands of arbitrary arrests.

The harsh reaction, the use of force against peaceful protesters, and arbitrary arrests are unacceptable, it said in a statement.

Government forces and Maoist rebels were both accused of war-time abuses, including unlawful killings, arbitrary arrests, disappearances, rape and torture.

Thousands of Egyptians also remain in jail after a series of arbitrary arrests this summer -many of them uncharged.

Civil liberties groups have said police use of facial recognition could lead to unfair, arbitrary arrests and limit freedom of expression.

Religious persecution, arbitrary arrests, a muzzled media and mandatory national service sends many young Eritreans fleeing across the border, analysts say.