Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
USA 5/2015
Summary
24/03/2015 United States of executions;
JAL
America
Terrorism;
Torture;
Alleged unlawful killings resulting from an air strike involving the use of an armed
drone belonging to the authorities of the United States of America. According to the
information received, on 26 January 2015, Mr. Abdullah Khaled Aziz Al-Zendan - a
local farmer -, a 13-year-old boy and an unidentified male were killed as a result of a
drone strike conducted in the Huraib area, Mareb Governorate, Yemen. The drone
allegedly belonged to the authorities of the United States of America. It is further
reported that, as a result of an earlier drone strike in October 2011, in the Shabwah
Governorate, the 16-year-old brother and the father, Mr. Saleh Qaid Teayman, of the
above-mentioned 13-year-old boy, were killed. Another brother of the 13-year-oldboy, Mr. Ezuldeen Saleh Taeyman, was severely injured in 2013 as a result of another
drone strike. Reportedly, to date, no investigation has been initiated into any of these
incidents and no reparation has been provided to the victims or their families. A
communication with the same content has been sent to the Government of Yemen on
24 March 2015, see below, case no. YEM 1/2015.
YEM 1/2015
24/03/2015 Yemen
JAL
Alleged unlawful killings resulting from an air strike involving the use of an armed
drone belonging to the authorities of the United States of America. According to the
information received, on 26 January 2015, Mr. Abdullah Khaled Aziz Al-Zendan - a
local farmer -, a 13-year-old boy and an unidentified male individual were killed as a
result of a drone strike conducted in the Huraib area, Mareb Governorate, in Yemen.
The drone allegedly belonged to the authorities of the United States of America. It is
further reported that, as a result of an earlier drone strike in October 2011, in the
Shabwah Governorate, the 16-year-old brother and father, Mr. Saleh Qaid Teayman,
of the above-mentioned 13-year-old boy, were killed. Another brother of the 13-yearold-boy, Mr. Ezuldeen Saleh Taeyman, was severely injured in 2013 as a result of
another drone strike. Reportedly, to date, no investigation has been initiated into any
of these incidents and no reparation has been provided to the victims or their families.
A communication with the same content has been sent to the Government of the
United States of America on 24 March 2015, see above, case no. USA 5/2015.
Summary
executions;
Terrorism;
Torture;
Reply
A/HRC/30/27
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