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December 27, 2013

U.N. Seeks Answers from U.S., Yemen on Drone Strike 
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A pair of U.N. experts has asked the United States and Yemen to account
for a suspected drone strike that reportedly killed up to 15 people
earlier this month. The victims were on their way to a wedding when they
were apparently mistaken for an al-Qaeda convoy. In a statement,
Christof Heyns, U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or
arbitrary executions, called on the United States and Yemen to confirm
their responsibility for the attack. Juan Méndez, U.N. special
rapporteur on torture, said bombing an illegitimate target such as a
convoy of civilians would amount to "cruel, inhuman or degrading
treatment."

 

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