UN rights experts urge greater accountability, transparency in use of drones

[JURIST]

Two UN rights experts issued [press release] separate reports to the UN General Assembly [official website] Thursday calling upon states to increase transparency in the use of drones and to investigate allegations of civilian deaths in drone strikes. According to the UN press release, the report [text, PDF] by UN Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism Ben Emmerson [official website] focuses on the use of combat drones in counter-terrorism operations and its impact on civilian populations. The report [text, PDF] from UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial killings Christof Heyns [official website] analyzes the use of lethal force through armed drones from...