US strikes on alleged drug boats may constitute ‘crimes against humanity’, UN finds
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Latest7h agoU.N. report: U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats may be illegal
A U.N. human rights investigator, like other experts, concluded that the Trump administration’s deadly attacks violate international law, and said the strikes could be crimes against humanity.
The New York Times•Nick Cumming-Bruce
Follow-up10h agoU.S. strikes on boats alleged to be carrying drugs may be 'crimes against humanity,' UN expert says
A United Nations special rapporteur has published a damning report on the U.S. military campaign of missile strikes on boats allegedly transporting drugs, characterizing them as "serial extrajudicial killings."
CBC News•Chris Iorfida
First seen11h agoUS 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 2025 A 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 Pacific and Caribbean “constituted crimes against humanity”. The boat strikes, carried out since September 2025 on the stated grounds of stopping drugs being trafficked by sea to the US, have killed more than 230 people. The latest, on Saturday, killed four people in the Caribbean. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Tiago Rogero, South America correspondent