Joint letter to the UN Human Rights Council on targeted killings and the use of armed drones

In this letter, submitted to the 27th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, human rights and civil rights organizations express concerns about state practices of targeted killings and the use of armed drones. UN member states are urged to support and take steps to monitor and promote meaningful transparency and legal compliance by states with regard to their targeted killing policies and practices. The organizations call on states to publicly disclose their targeted killing standards and to ensure that their use of lethal force operations abroad complies with international law.

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