Coercion in daylight: The world must outlaw arbitrary detention

Coercion in Daylight: The World Must Outlaw Arbitrary Detention - The Voice St. Lucia News

The practice has an ugly name and an uglier intent: arbitrary detention in State-to-State relations means this: tyrannical regimes seize … The post Coercion in Daylight: The World Must Outlaw Arbitrary Detention appeared first on The Voice St. Lucia News.

Coercion in daylight: The world must outlaw arbitrary detention

The practice has an ugly name and an uglier intent. Arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations means this: tyrannical regimes seize innocents to make other governments submit to their wishes. As I said on October 28, 2025, at the United Nations, this is “not diplomacy; it is coercion in daylight.” The principle at stake concerns every nation, large or small. For large powers, such acts of arbitrary arrest and detention are an affront. For s…