A US Predator unmanned drone armed with a missile stands on the tarmac of Kandahar military airport in Afghanistan on June 13, 2010. A United Nations investigation into the impact of drone strikes and targeted killings on civilians was launched in London on Thursday. France24/AFP
UN Launches Inquiry Into Drone Killings -- BBC
The UN is launching an inquiry into the impact on civilians of drone strikes and other targeted killings.
There is a need for "accountability and reparation where things have gone badly wrong", the British lawyer heading the investigation told journalists.
Ben Emmerson QC, a UN special rapporteur, said the "exponential" rise of drone technology required a proper legal framework to be put into place.
The inquiry will study the impact of drone strikes in five places.
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