A United Nations human rights expert has found credible evidence that U.S.-led airstrikes targeting boats in the Pacific and Caribbean—justified as efforts to disrupt drug trafficking—may amount to crimes against humanity. Since the campaign began in late 2025, the strikes have resulted in over 230 deaths, with the most recent attack in the Caribbean claiming four lives. The findings raise serious questions about the legality and proportionality of the military operations, which officials claim are aimed at stopping narcotics from reaching U.S. shores. Critics argue the scale of civilian casualties demands urgent scrutiny.
Dozens of US attacks on boats in the Pacific and Caribbean have killed more than 230 people since September 2025A special rapporteur for the UN human rights council has concluded that there are “reasonable grounds to believe” that the United States attacks on boats allegedly carrying drugs in the Pacific and Caribbean “constituted crimes against humanity”.The boat strikes, carried out since September 2025 on the stated grounds of stopping drugs being trafficked by sea to the US, have killed more than 230 people. The latest, on Saturday, killed four people in the Caribbean. Continue reading...
