"The IACHR, part of the Organization of American States, is designed to promote and protect human rights in the Western Hemisphere. The US is a member, and in March the Trump administration's state department wrote: The United States is pleased to be a strong supporter of the IACHR and is committed to continuing support for the Commission's work and its independence. Preserving the IACHR's autonomy is a pillar of our human rights policy in the region."
"Kovalik identified Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, as the perpetrator, based on Hegseth's own statements. From numerous news reports, we know that Pete Hegseth, US Secretary of Defense, was responsible for ordering the bombing of boats like those of Alejandro Carranza Medina and the murder of all those on such boats. Secretary Hegseth has admitted that he gave such orders despite the fact that he did not know the identity of those being targeted for these bombings and extra-judicial killings, the filing goes on."
Alejandro Carranza Medina was sailing in the Caribbean off the coast of Colombia when the United States military bombed his boat on September 15, 2025, killing him. His family filed a petition with the Washington DC-based Inter-American Commission on Human Rights alleging an illegal killing. The petition is the first formal complaint over the Trump administration's airstrikes against suspected drug boats justified by a novel legal interpretation. The IACHR is part of the Organization of American States and the United States is a member that affirmed support for the Commission's independence. Pittsburgh lawyer Dan Kovalik named Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as responsible and said President Trump ratified the conduct; a White House spokesperson did not respond.
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