The UK is one of the US' most important military partners, with Britain providing direct and logistical support to US military campaigns, in addition to intelligence acquisition and sharing.
Amnesty International – a nongovernment organization (NGO) which campaigns for human rights and other matters – has warned that the UK could be violating international law as a result of its involvement in the US' lethal drone program, according to an investigation by the group.
“The UK's approach, therefore, seems to be one which grants a wide margin of discretion to the US government, despite the extremely problematic nature of the US drone program and the legal basis (or lack thereof) under which it is conducted,” the report warns.
“Amnesty International is, therefore, of the view that the UK is providing significant assistance to the USA in the knowledge that this could assist potentially unlawful drone strikes.”
The report, titled Deadly Assistance: The Role of European States in US Drone Strikes, was published by the NGO on Thursday and will be presented to a parliamentary inquiry looking into the use of drones by the UK on April 23.
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