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She said Türk believed “airstrikes by the United States of America on boats in the Caribbean & in the Pacific violate international #HumanRights #law.”
…Shamdasani noted the US explanations of the efforts as an anti-drug & counter-terrorism campaign, but said countries have long agreed that the fight against illicit drug trafficking is a law-enforcement matter governed by “careful limits” placed on the use of lethal force.
She said Türk believed “airstrikes by the United States of America on boats in the Caribbean & in the Pacific violate international #HumanRights #law.”
…Shamdasani noted the US explanations of the efforts as an anti-drug & counter-terrorism campaign, but said countries have long agreed that the fight against illicit drug trafficking is a law-enforcement matter governed by “careful limits” placed on the use of lethal force.
Intentional use of lethal force is allowed only as a last resort against someone representing “an imminent threat to life,” she said. “Otherwise, it would amount to a violation of the right of life and constitute extrajudicial killings.”
The strikes are taking place “outside the context” of armed conflict or active hostilities, Shamdasani said.
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