Instead, they seek to apply international prohibitions against torture, arbitrary killing and other offenses that have been formally repudiated by nearly every government throughout the world.

The security forces of local militias, which also have their own prisons, have been accused of torture and arbitrary killings.

There were no reports that the government or its agents committed arbitrary or unlawful killings.

His reign was marked by arbitrary killing of those he deemed suspicious, and it eventually led to his downfall.

They're showing more strength in recent months, not just in attacks, but including their own way of implementing laws, arbitrary and extrajudicial killings.

Amnesty International opposes abuses by opposition groups - hostage taking, torture and killing of prisoners and other arbitrary killings.

Still, the numbers are far higher than in the 1960's and 70's, and it is the spectacular, arbitrary killings that frighten most.

Since then, there have been no reports of the government or its agents committing arbitrary or unlawful killings.

His arbitrary killings of subjects gave rise to popular beliefs that his evil actions were influenced by a jinn.

It therefore requires parties to take positive measures to reduce infant mortality and increase life expectancy, as well as forbidding arbitrary killings by security forces.