US strikes on alleged drug boats may be ‘crimes against humanity’, UN says

Author: Al Jazeera StaffPublished on: September 22, 2026Country: United States

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US strikes on alleged drug boats may be ‘crimes against humanity’, UN says

A UN human rights expert concluded that US attacks on suspected drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean violate international law and may amount to crimes against humanity. Between September 2025 and August 2026, the US struck 68 vessels, killing at least 223 people. The report rejected the US's self-defense justification, stating that drug trafficking does not meet the legal threshold of an 'armed attack'.

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