US strikes on alleged drug boats may be ‘crimes against humanity’, UN says
The campaign has also drawn condemnation from human rights groups, which have called the killings extrajudicial. The Pentagon has released videos of the strikes on social media but has disclosed little about who was killed or what evidence tied them to drug trafficking.Saul’s report said the US has no right to the use of force in self-defence against alleged drug trafficking. No right to self-defenceIt argued that drug trafficking does not meet the legal threshold of an “armed attack” that would trigger a right to self-defence.
- ▪The campaign has also drawn condemnation from human rights groups, which have called the killings extrajudicial.
- ▪The Pentagon has released videos of the strikes on social media but has disclosed little about who was killed or what evidence tied them to drug trafficking.Saul’s report said the US has no right to the use of force in self-defence against
- ▪No right to self-defenceIt argued that drug trafficking does not meet the legal threshold of an “armed attack” that would trigger a right to self-defence.
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- ▪ U.N. report: U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats may be illegal — NYT — World
- ▪ US strikes on alleged drug boats may constitute ‘crimes against humanity’, UN finds — The Guardian — World
- ▪ US strikes on alleged drug boats could be crimes against humanity, says UN — BBC News — World
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NewsUS strikes on alleged drug boats may be ‘crimes against humanity’, UN saysUN expert says US forces have killed 223 people in 68 attacks in the Caribbean and the Pacific in the past year.ListenListen (4 mins)SaveShare US strikes on alleged drug boats may be ‘crimes against humanity’, UN says on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoAn explosion occurs on a vessel during what the US military says was a strike on a suspected drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean Sea, in a screengrab from a video released on February 13, 2026 [Handout/US Southern Command via Reuters]By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 22 Sep 202622 Sep 2026A United Nations human rights expert has concluded that US attacks on suspected drug trafficking boats in the…
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