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UN says Trump Blackwater pardons violate international law

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So much for his hopes of the Nobel Peace prize!

UN says Trump Blackwater pardons violate international law

A United Nations panel on Wednesday said that President Trump's pardons for several former Blackwater contractors convicted of killing more than a dozen civilians in Baghdad violated international law.

Reuters reported that the U.N. working group on the use of mercenaries condemned the action in a statement, calling Trump's decision to pardon the four men an affront to justice and insult to the memory of those killed.

"Pardoning the Blackwater contractors is an affront to justice and to the victims of the Nisour Square massacre and their families,” said the group's chair, Jelena Aparac, according to the news agency.

“These pardons violate U.S. obligations under international law and more broadly undermine humanitarian law and human rights at a global level," Aparac continued.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/532065-un-says-trump-blackwater-pardons-violate-international-law?fbclid=IwAR2uNu3J2_NPKH_c4shLQa2FeSG37kS9j4Po7VQqmkNIYy1HIEcMJUFwRnk




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