UN Secretary-General António Guterres supports the position of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, who stated that recent U.S. airstrikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific violate international human rights law, a UN spokesperson said on Friday.⁣ ⁣ Speaking at the UN headquarters in New York, Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq said the secretary-general “supports the views of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, who has made it clear that the airstrikes are in violation of international law.”⁣ ⁣ Citing Türk’s assessment, Haq said that none of the individuals aboard the targeted boats appeared to pose an imminent threat to others, nor did circumstances justify “the use of lethal armed force” under international law. He emphasized that law enforcement methods, not military force, should be used to address illegal trafficking on the high seas.⁣ ⁣ Türk had earlier urged the United States to halt such attacks and to prevent what he called the extrajudicial killing of people ab...