Tomorrow human rights lawyers are set to issue proceedings which say that employees at Britain’s intelligence agency who work with the United States in directing drone strikes in Pakistan could be “secondary parties to murder,” according to the Guardian. The lawyers allege that any UK guidance which allows the passing of information to the CIA for use in the drone attacks is unlawful. Previously, Pakistan has cited the fact that the attacks violate their national sovereignty, while concerns have also been raised about the legality of the program under international humanitarian law. If one thing is clear, it is that the program is indeed chronically violating Pakistani sovereignty and resulted in countless deaths of innocent people. The estimated innocent civilians who have been killed by drones in Pakistan number in the hundreds, including some 168 children.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:09:34 +0000
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