Arrested ... A man is arrested after a peaceful sit-in protest at the Adelaide electorate office of Jamie Briggs. Picture: Love Makes A Way. Source: Supplied

Staged sit-ins saw 53 Christian leaders arrested or forcibly removed from electorate offices of Government MPs across Australia on Wednesday, calling for the release of detained asylum-seeker children.

Most of those involved in the sit-ins were arrested and released without charge, but those praying in the Foreign Minister’s Subiaco office were arrested, stripsearched and then charged with trespass.

Reverend Lorna Green was one of the protesters taken to the Perth Watch House where she says she was stripped naked and searched.

“I was outraged to be stripped naked to be searched for drugs and firearms, but I’m even more outraged at the way our government is treating helpless babies,” she said.

Peaceful ... Protesters in Adelaide pray for a humane response to the asylum seeker issue. Picture: Love Makes A Way. Source: Supplied

In a statement prepared for news.com.au, a spokeswoman for WA Police confirmed eight people had been charged after police were called to Ms Bishop’s electoral office and would appear in court at a later date.

“The group allegedly refused to leave, with police continuing to negotiate with them for more than an hour,” she said.

“The group were fully advised they would face charged and as such undergo standard procedures at the Perth Watch House if they didn’t comply.

“The protesters still refused to leave and were arrested and conveyed to the Perth Watch House.”

The prayer sessions were coordinated by Christian protest group Love Makes a Way.

A spokeswoman from the group said they were “disappointed that a group of Christians who had been praying peacefully for eight hours in one spot were suddenly being stripsearched for drugs and weapons”.

Making a point ... Protesters display banners in Adelaide. Picture: Love Makes A Way. Source: Supplied

Yesterday’s sit-ins, which marked Human Rights Day, took place in:

· Immigration Minister Scott Morrison’s Sydney office (9 arrests, released without charge).

· Attorney-General George Brandis’s Brisbane office (5 arrests, released without charge)

· Senator Zed Seselja’s Canberra office (5 arrests, released without charge).

· Jamie Briggs’ Adelaide office (5 arrested, formally charged with trespass).

· Josh Frydenberg’s Melbourne office (10 people forcibly removed, released without charge).

· Kelly O’Dwyer’s Melbourne offices (11 people forcibly removed, released without charge).

· Foreign Minister Julie Bishop’s office (8 arrests, stripsearched, formally charged with trespass).

Call for compassion ... A protester tries to make his point in Adelaide. Picture: Love Makes A Way. Source: Supplied

The group is calling on the government to make a public commitment that no child will be imprisoned offshore.