State Department Tells Human Rights Watchdog to Ignore Trump’s Extrajudicial Killings

Published: 2026/04/13 8:03 PM

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The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights “lacks the competence” to review Trump’s campaign of deadly boat strikes, a State Department spokesperson said.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Commissioner Edgar Stuardo Ralon, right, shakes hands with the U.S. Department of State Office of the Legal Adviser, Carl Anderson, left, alongside James Bischoff after a public hearing in Guatemala City on March 13, 2026.

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Commissioner Edgar Stuardo Ralon, right, shakes hands with the U.S. Department of State Office of the Legal Adviser, Carl Anderson, left, alongside James Bischoff after a public hearing in Guatemala City on March 13, 2026.
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