Philip Alston

HRW: UN must cut all support for Congolese army after massacres

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...

U.N. cuts aid to Congo army brigade

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...

UN cuts support for Congolese army after civilian killings - Summary

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...

UN Special Rapporteur Criticizes US Predator Program in UN Speech

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 [...]

US drone strikes may break international law: UN

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...

UN investigator warns US on use of drones

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...

• UN ‘Investigator’: US Can’t Use Drones - Sweetness & Light
• What will the US do? - Dinocrat
• See the 12 articles on the same subject

UN declares war illegal [Darleen Click]

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 Hub poses vital questions over controversial execution video

ICT for Peacebuilding (ICT4Peace) (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009

... executing civilians.” Further, in late October, the UN Special Rapporteur on arbitrary executions Philip Alston said he was initiating inquiries into the video . The Hub asks some pertinent questions in this regard (some of which have been tackled on Groundviews by commentators ), What should advocates do to ensure a video they may use is authentic? What indicators can be used to...

What will the US do?

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 [...]

UN: US Predator strikes are illegal

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...

Country's Envoy Clashes With UN Expert

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.

AfPak: Illegal, Immoral, Fattening

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]

AfPak: Immoral, Illegal, Fattening

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…”...

War Crimes?

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...

UN investigator warns US on use of drones

Sify (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009

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 prohibits arbitrary executions,...