The Obama Administration has reversed its position on which countries will be included in its upcoming estimate of the civilian deaths caused by the US drone programme, according to a report in the Washington Post.
An influential committee of Parliamentarians has called on the British Government to “urgently” clarify its legal position on drone strikes, warning that its policy “may expose…Ministers to the risk of criminal prosecution for murder.”
It has emerged that the British government is directly involved in the covert US programme in Yemen, including secret drone strikes, despite having denied such involvement for several years.
The Guardian and the New York Times have revealed the existence of documents showing the contribution made by UK intelligence agency GCHQ to US drone strikes in Yemen.
A court in Germany is to take evidence from a Yemeni victim of the secret US drone programme following revelations that military bases in Germany play a key role in the strikes.
A group of human rights organisations have urged President Obama to hold independent investigations into all drone strikes in which civilians have been killed.
A court in Germany will take evidence from a Yemeni victim of the US secret drone programme following revelations that military bases in Germany play a key role in the strikes.
A Foreign Affairs Committee report published today (27 November) criticises the government for “set[ting] a dangerous precedent” in its public position on drones.