Don't Tase Me, Bro! (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
... 27, as Agence France Press reported, our killer drones were confronted at the United Nations by Philip Alston, the U.N.'s Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions. "My concern," he said, "is that drones/Predators are being operated in a framework which may well violate international humanitarian law and international human rights law." Alston sent a strong message, without...
Nasir Khan blog (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
... in relation to Pakistan and Afghanistan,” UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions Philip Alston told a press conference. Continues > > Possibly related posts: (automatically generated) Israel may face UN court ruling on legality of Gaza conflict Drone Attacks on Pakistan’s Indigenous Tribes Gaza: Pursuit of the Laws of War UN lashes out at US for drone...
The Volokh Conspiracy (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Reuter’s reports on a speech given by Philip Alston at the UN, criticizing the US for its drone attacks or, at a minimum, for not being forthcoming on its drone attacks. Professor Alston (a friend of mine and well known to many VC professor-readers as an NYU law professor) is the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial [...]
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
... investigators since the operation began. The UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, Philip Alston, last month accused the army of killing and raping dozens of civilians. He said MONUC had compromised its ability to investigate abuses by becoming party to the conflict. MONUC chief Alain Leroy on Monday said that the peacekeeping force would immediately withdraw support...
CNN (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
... by Congolese army troops.Two weeks ago, the U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, Philip Alston, said that at least 1,000 civilians had been killed this year in eastern Congo. He called the human rights situation there "catastrophic."One of the most brutal attacks occurred in April, Alston said, when Congolese troops attacked the Shalio refugee camp in the North...
Redneck's Revenge (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
The Associated Press - A U.N. human rights investigator warned the United States Tuesday that its use of unmanned warplanes to carry out targeted executions may violate international law. Philip Alston said that unless the Obama administration explains the legal basis for targeting particular individuals and the measures it is taking to comply with international humanitarian law which...
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Protein Wisdom (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
… can’t have Americans killing terrorists without due process UNITED NATIONS — A U.N. human rights investigator warned the United States Tuesday that its use of unmanned warplanes to carry out targeted executions may violate international law. Philip Alston said that unless the Obama administration explains the legal basis for targeting particular individuals and the...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
... of indiscriminately killing Hutu civilians. The UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, Philip Alston, last month accused the army of killing and raping dozens of civilians in a separate attack and said MONUC had compromised its ability to investigate abuses by becoming party to the conflict. MONUC has this year supported operations aimed at snuffing out Ugandan rebel group...
Larisa Alexandrovna's At Largely (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Posted by Jeff Huber Missing from the debates regarding our wars these days is their moral and legal aspects. UN human rights investigator Philip Alston says the U.S. needs to explain the legal basis... [Want to read the whole piece? Visit atlargely.com for full links, other content, and more]
Pen and Sword (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Missing from the debates regarding our wars these days is their moral and legal aspects. UN human rights investigator Philip Alston says the U.S. needs to explain the legal basis for assassinating suspected terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan with drone strikes . That’s an explanation I’d like to hear. It probably starts with “hamana, hamana, hamana…”...
Dinocrat (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
The AP reports a potential problem for the administration: A U.N. human rights investigator warned the United States Tuesday that its use of unmanned warplanes to carry out targeted executions may violate international law. Philip Alston said that unless the Obama administration explains the legal basis for targeting particular individuals and the measures it is taking to [...]
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liberal catnip (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
... terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan may violate international law. UN human rights investigator Philip Alston said the US should explain the legal basis for attacking individuals with the remote-controlled aircraft. He said the CIA had to show accountability to international laws which ban arbitrary executions. Drones have killed about 600 people in north-west Pakistan since August...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Kenya has dramatically clashed with a UN investigator, with its ambassador accusing Prof Philip Alston of having "completely rubbished" the code governing his conduct.
The Jawa Report (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
You can always count on the UN to be against the US. The UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions, Philip Alston, has stated that US Predator Drone strikes against terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan violate international humanitarian law and international...
QandO (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
Here’s an interesting twist: A U.N. human rights investigator warned the United States Tuesday that its use of unmanned warplanes to carry out targeted executions may violate international law. Philip Alston said that unless the Obama administration explains the legal basis for targeting particular individuals and the measures it is taking to comply with international humanitarian...
