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But he said the Online Safety Act gave Ofcom "the most extraordinary and arbitrary powers" and that his party would repeal it, if elected to government.

Prof Moffett said that the use of force in this case could amount to an "extrajudicial arbitrary killing" and "a fundamental violation of human rights".

"Despite sustained engagement and assurances sought over the last year, the arbitrary detention of UN staff, NGO workers and civil society has continued," Grundberg said.

He said the sudden halt to research grants violated a federal procedural law because it was “arbitrary” and poorly explained.

The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan said in March that both sides were responsible for "a widespread pattern of arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment of detainees".