Thursday, January 24, 2013

U.N. Launches An Inquiry Into U.S. And British Drone Killings

A US Predator unmanned drone armed with a missile stands on the tarmac of Kandahar military airport in Afghanistan on June 13, 2010. A United Nations investigation into the impact of drone strikes and targeted killings on civilians was launched in London on Thursday. France24/AFP

UN Launches Inquiry Into Drone Killings -- BBC

The UN is launching an inquiry into the impact on civilians of drone strikes and other targeted killings.

There is a need for "accountability and reparation where things have gone badly wrong", the British lawyer heading the investigation told journalists.

Ben Emmerson QC, a UN special rapporteur, said the "exponential" rise of drone technology required a proper legal framework to be put into place.

The inquiry will study the impact of drone strikes in five places.

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More News On The U.N. Launching An Inquiry Into Drone Killings

U.N. launches drone investigation -- Turtle Bay/Foreign Policy
UN To Investigate Impact Of Drones -- Radio Free Europe
UN to examine UK and US drone strikes -- The Guardian
UN launches drone attacks probe -- AFP
U.N. launches probe of U.S. drone attacks -- Washington Times
UN to Investigate US, UK Drone Attacks -- Newser
UN begins probe into civilian deaths in US and UK drone attacks -- RT
United Nations to probe UK and US drone strikes -- Khaama Press
UN to probe legality of drone strikes in Pakistan, other countries -- DAWN
US drone strikes in Pakistan to go under UN microscope -- Express Tribune

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