US strikes on 'cartel' boats 'have to stop'

THE UN human rights chief said US military strikes against boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean allegedly carrying illegal drugs from South America are “unacceptable” and must stop.

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The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk called for an investigation into the strikes, in what appeared to mark the first such condemnation of its kind from a UN organisation.

Ravina Shamdasani, a spokeswoman for Turk’s office, relayed his message yesterday at a regular UN briefing.