UN report says US strikes on suspected drug boats may breach international law
A UN report says recent US airstrikes on vessels allegedly involved in drug trafficking breached international law and could amount to crimes against humanity. It argues the strikes were not justified by self-defence or other relevant legal frameworks, raising serious questions about the legality of Operation Southern Spear.
The report says at least 68 strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific since September killed 223 people outside US territorial waters. The US military says the operation targets “narco-terrorists”, but officials have not provided definitive evidence that the vessels were involved in trafficking; the latest strike reportedly killed four people.
- UN says US strikes may constitute crimes against humanity.
- At least 68 attacks reportedly killed 223 people.
- US claims the operation targets drug-trafficking “narco-terrorists”.
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Originally published by BBC World as “US strikes on alleged drug boats could be crimes against humanity, says UN”.