US EditionExperts Say US Boat Strikes Are Illegal Killings. Can They Be Stopped?
UN rights experts label US strikes killing 83 people as extrajudicial killings and call for investigation and prosecution of those responsible under international law.
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UN Experts Say Those Ordering and Carrying Out US Boat Strikes Should Be 'Prosecuted for Homicide'
UN experts condemn Trump administration's alleged violations of international law in Venezuela, including extrajudicial killings of more than 80 civilians in nearly two dozen boat strikes.
“The long history of external interventions in Latin America should not be repeated,” they said.The U.S. military actions against suspected drug traffickers in international waters close to Venezuela and Colombia, “who have killed more than 80 civilians in 21 attacks, are serious violations of the right to life and international law of the sea,” and “those responsible for ordering and carrying out these extrajudicial killings must be investigate…
These measures by the U.S. government threaten to "completely disrupt the stability of the region" and are "severely damaging Venezuela's economy."
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