Advocates push for major probe as US boat strikes in Latin America kill 157

Al JazeeraCenterEN 5 min read 100% complete March 12, 2026 at 10:02 PM

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In March 2026, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) will hold its first international hearing regarding US military strikes against alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific, which began in September 2025. The strikes have resulted in the deaths of 157 people, whose identities and any evidence against them have not been made public. The hearing aims to prompt a fact-finding investigation, challenge President Trump's claim of an armed conflict justifying the strikes, and demand transparency from the US government regarding the legal justification for the attacks. Experts will testify before the IACHR, an independent investigative body within the Organization of American States, seeking accountability and transparency in the wake of the strikes.

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Guatemala ×240% Guatemala City 40% Organization of American States 40% American Civil Liberties Union 50% Steven Watt ×260% Caribbean Sea 60% eastern Pacific 60% Donald Trump ×270% United States ×480% Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ×490%

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extrajudicial killings 90% inter-american commission on human rights 80% us boat strikes 80% drug-smuggling boats 70% international hearing 70% transparency 60% accountability 60% armed conflict 50% united nations 40%

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