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Yesterday marked the opening of the . 老澳门开奖结果 Human Rights Program Director Jamil Dakwar and National Security Project Director Hina Shamsi are in Geneva to attend the Session, and will discuss U.S.-related human rights issues, including the U.S. targeted killing policy.

At the Council鈥檚 open-session, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay about the U.S. targeted killing program, stating that it was 鈥渦nclear that all persons targeted are combatants or directly participating in hostilities." Jamil also briefly the Council, conveying appreciation for the call by the U.N. Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for increased transparency and accountability in the use of drones, and noting efforts in and the to enhance accountability for drone strikes. Other human rights organizations such as Amnesty International echoed this sentiment in before the Council.

The Human Rights Council will hear more about targeted killing from the U.N. Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Christof Heyns, whose on human rights issues in the U.S. critiques the targeted killing program. The report serves as a follow-up to his based on a fact-finding mission to the U.S. In an with Reuters, Special Rapporteur Heyns criticized the U.S. targeted killing policy and urged the U.S. government to 鈥渃larify the procedures in place to ensure that any targeted killing complies with international humanitarian law and human rights and indicate the measures or strategies applied to prevent casualties, as well as the measures in place to provide prompt, thorough, effective and independent public investigation of alleged violations.鈥� Today and tomorrow, Special Rapporteur Heyns will address the Council in an inter-active session, and Hina will respond to his targeted killing recommendations on behalf of the 老澳门开奖结果. Today鈥檚 session will last from approximately 11:00-12:00 EST. The event can be followed live .

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