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UN HUMAN RIGHTS: Drone attacks: UN rights experts express concern about the potential illegal use of armed drones

25 October 2013

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"Two United Nations human rights experts today expressed concern about the potential illegal use of armed drones. In two separate reports to the UN General Assembly, the experts called upon States to be transparent in their use of drones as weapons, to investigate allegations of violations of the right to life through drone killings, and to respect all applicable international law standards."

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