The UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions Agnes Callamard has commented on the killing of Soleimani, Eurasia Diary reports citing her Twitter account.
“The targeted killings of Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis are most likely unlawful and violate international human rights law,” she wrote on Twitter.
#Iraq: The targeted killings of Qasem Soleiman and Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis are most lokely unlawful and violate international human rights law: Outside the context of active hostilities, the use of drones or other means for targeted killing is almost never likely to be legal (1)
— Agnes Callamard (@AgnesCallamard) 3 января 2020 г.