125 organizations urge states to halt support for US extrajudicial killings at sea
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Updated · EL PAÍS USA · Apr 24
125 organizations urge states to halt support for US extrajudicial killings at sea
7 articles · Updated · EL PAÍS USA · Apr 24
The coalition highlights over 175 deaths since September 2025, implicating countries like the Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago for aiding US operations in the Caribbean and Pacific.
Major groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, warn that such support could make states legally complicit in internationally wrongful acts, as US attacks often target suspected traffickers without due process.
Some partners, such as the UK and Canada, have ceased intelligence sharing, but others deepen cooperation. The humanitarian toll devastates coastal communities, while the US signals possible escalation, including ground incursions.
Are US boat bombings an effective anti-drug strategy or a source of regional instability?
How can partner nations legally defend their support for US boat bombings?
How are coastal communities navigating the threat of US military attacks?
With 180 killed, what international legal avenues exist for victims' families to seek justice?
Beyond 'narco-terrorists,' what is the true goal of the 'Donroe Doctrine'?
As allies halt intelligence sharing, could US isolation force a policy change?
The Deadly Cost of U.S. Extrajudicial Killings: 181 Victims and a Growing Humanitarian Crisis
Overview
Since September 2025, the U.S. military has conducted lethal strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific, killing at least 174 people and causing severe humanitarian suffering in coastal communities. These operations, coordinated through the Shield of the Americas coalition, are justified by the U.S. as targeting narco-terrorists but lack public evidence, leading to widespread accusations of extrajudicial killings. A coalition of 125 international organizations has urgently called for an end to these strikes, while legal advocacy groups pursue accountability amid U.S. resistance. Supporting states face growing legal risks for complicity, and escalating military actions threaten to deepen regional instability and geopolitical tensions.