UN: US strikes on alleged drug boats may be ‘crimes against humanity’
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Neutral summary
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights published a report by special rapporteur Ben Saul concluding that US military strikes on boats in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific, which Washington linked to the fight against drug trafficking, may qualify as crimes against humanity. Saul documented at least 68 attacks since September 2025, which killed 223 people. The latest strike, on Saturday in the Caribbean, killed four people. Saul described the attacks as “serial extrajudicial killings.” The strikes were carried out under Operation Southern Spear, launched by Donald Trump last autumn to protect Americans from drug trafficking. The Guardian and CBC News report that Saul said the attacks were not self-defence; Readovka cites him as saying the targets had not committed an armed attack on the US.
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BBC News (outlet profile)
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.
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B92 (outlet profile)
Amerika je počinila zločin? VIDEO. U izveštaju Ujedinjenih nacija navedeno je da su nedavni američki vazdušni napadi na brodove za koja se sumnja da krijumčare drogu prekršili međunarodno pravo, i da bi mogli da predsta…
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The Guardian (outlet profile)
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 2025 A special rapporteur…
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CBC News (outlet profile)
U.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…
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Коммерсантъ (outlet profile)
ООН сочла удары США по судам в Карибском море преступлениями против человечности. ООН пришла к выводу о том, ЧТО недавние авиаудары США по судам в водах Южной Америки, якобы перевозившим наркотики, нарушили международно…
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Danas (outlet profile)
Amerika pod sumnjom da je počinila zločin protiv čovečnosti, saopštile su UN. U izveštaju Ujedinjenih nacija, koji je danas objavljen, navodi se da su nedavni napadi američke vojske na brodove, za koja se sumnja da su u…
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Insajder (outlet profile)
Izveštaj UN: Napadi američke vojske na brodove mogli bi predstavljati zločine protiv čovečnosti. U izveštaju Ujedinjenih nacija, koji je danas objavljen, navodi se da su nedavni napadi američke vojske na brodove, za koj…
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ТАСС (outlet profile)
В ООН сочли удары США по судам наркоторговцев преступлениями против человечности. Зафиксировано 68 таких атак, из-за которых погибли 223 человека, указал спецдокладчик организации Бен Сол
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Парламентская газета (outlet profile)
В ООН признали удары США по судам наркоторговцев преступлениями против человечности. Удары американских военных по судам в Карибском море и восточной части Тихого океана, которые Вашингтон связывает с борьбой против нар…
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Профиль (outlet profile)
Удары США по судам наркоторговцев сочли преступлением. К такому выводу пришел спецдокладчик ООН по вопросу о поощрении и защите прав человека и основных свобод в условиях борьбы с терроризмом Бен Сол. Его отчет опублико…
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Al Jazeera (outlet profile)
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.
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L'Humanité (outlet profile)
Au moins 68 bateaux bombardés, plus de 220 morts… L’ONU estime que les frappes des États-Unis dans le Pacifique constituent un possible crime contre l’humanité. Un rapport de l’ONU, publié lundi 21 septembre, concl…
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Al Jazeera (outlet profile)
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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Readovka (outlet profile)
В ООН сочли удары США по судам в Карибском море преступлениями против человечности Спецдокладчик ООН по правам человека в условиях борьбы с терроризмом Бен Сол заявил, что удары США по судам, предположительно перевозивш…
Factual core
- The UN said US strikes on alleged drug boats could be crimes against humanity.
- The UN report was published today.
- The US strikes on the boats caused more than 220 deaths.
- The US strikes on alleged drug boats have occurred at least 68 times.
- Ben Saul is the UN special rapporteur on human rights in counter-terrorism.