Drone strikes threaten 50 years of international law, says UN rapporteur and Co-director of ICLA

Posted on June 25, 2012

In his strongest critique on drone strikes so far, Prof Heyns suggested some may even constitute "war crimes". His comments come amid rising international unease over the surge in killings by remotely piloted, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).


Read the article that appeared in the
The Guardian on 21 June 2012.


(Flickr photo: United Nations – Geneva)

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