UN rights office condemns deadly drone strike in Yemen

[JURIST] Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) [official website], on Tuesday condemned [press release] the December 27 shelling of a funeral procession that killed 21 Yemeni civilians and injured 30 others. The attack resulted in the establishment of an investigation committee by Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, which was welcomed by the OHCHR. Various UN human rights experts voiced concern [UN News Centre report] only a day before the December 27...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/01/un-rights-office-condemns-deadly-drone-strike-in-yemen.php

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