"The petition from the family of Alejandro Carranza says the military bombed his fishing boat on Sept. 15, when he was sailing off Colombia's Caribbean coast, in violation of human rights conventions. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights received the complaint Tuesday, and while the Trump administration has said it supports the commission's work, the U.S. does not recognize the jurisdiction of an international court associated with the commission."
"The family's attorney, Daniel Kovalik, said Carranza's four children and spouse want to be compensated as their loved one was their primary breadwinner. He explained that the family chose the commission because of the obstacles that a federal case would face, but the possibility has not been ruled out either. "The U.S. does not subject itself to accountability, so we're using the avenues we have before us," Kovalik said Wednesday."
The family of Alejandro Carranza alleges U.S. military forces bombed his fishing boat on Sept. 15 off Colombia's Caribbean coast, causing his death and amounting to an extrajudicial killing. The family filed a complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and seeks compensation for Carranza's spouse and four children, who relied on him as their primary breadwinner. The U.S. supports the commission but does not accept the jurisdiction of the commission's associated international court, so any recommendations would not be binding. U.S. strikes have killed more than 80 people since early September amid expanded regional military presence linked to drug interdiction and pressure on Venezuela.
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