US strikes on alleged drug boats could be crimes against humanity, says UN
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US forces have carried out 68 attacks on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific, killing between 223 and 230 people. A UN human-rights rapporteur has concluded that the strikes were not self-defence and that there are “reasonable grounds to believe” they may constitute crimes against humanity. The United States has defended the operations as necessary to stop the flow of lethal drugs.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- BBC News·US strikes on alleged drug boats could be crimes against humanity, says UN
A report says the attacks, of which there have been at least 68, were not self-defence.
- The Guardian·US strikes on alleged drug boats may constitute ‘crimes against humanity’, UN finds
Dozens of US attacks on boats in the Pacific and Caribbean have killed more than 230 people since September 2025A special rapporteur for the UN human rights council has concluded that there are “reasonable grounds to believe” that the United States attacks on boats allegedly carrying drugs in the Pa...
- Al Jazeera·US strikes on alleged drug boats may be ‘crimes against humanity’, UN says
UN expert says US forces have killed 223 people in 68 attacks in the Caribbean and the Pacific in the past year.
- Al Jazeera·Why United Nations says US boat strikes may be ‘crimes against humanity’
Washington justifies the attacks as necessary to halt the flow of lethal drugs into the US.
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