US EditionFamily of Colombian fisherman killed in US boat strike files complaint alleging he was murdered
The complaint accuses U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of ordering an extrajudicial killing amid a campaign that has killed at least 83 people since early September.
- The family of Alejandro Carranza Medina filed a complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, claiming he was unlawfully killed in a U.S. military airstrike on September 15, 2025, ordered by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
- The petition alleges that Hegseth admitted to giving orders for bombings without knowing the identities of the targets.
- Colombian President Gustavo Petro stated that Carranza was a fisherman with no ties to drug trafficking, contradicting U.S. claims that the airstrike targeted narcotraffickers.
- Legal experts argue that the airstrike violates international human rights laws, while the Inter-American Commission has urged the U.S. to ensure respect for human rights during military operations.
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Bogotá, Colombia.The family of a Colombian fisherman who died in one of the attacks ordered by Donald Trump in the Caribbean denounced the United States to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and denied that he would carry drugs on his boat.On September 15, Alejandro Carranza went fishing in the open sea from the city of Santa Marta and a few days later appeared dead, his relatives told the AFP in October.More than 80 people wh…
The complaint against the United States of America about the death of a Colombian fisherman during a bombing raises questions about US military operations.
The family of a Colombian fisherman killed in a bombing of the American armed forces against alleged drug traffickers in the Caribbean filed a complaint against the United States before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), based in Washington, D.C., was learned on Wednesday.
Hegseth 'Responsible' for 'Murder': Family Files Formal Complaint Over Killing of Colombian Fisherman
According to the official filing, Trump's Defense Secretary "has admitted that he gave such orders despite the fact that he did not know the identity of those being targeted for these bombings and extra-judicial killings."
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