"The family of Alejandro Carranza, the fisherman identified by Colombian President Gustavo Petro as one of the civilians killed in the U.S. strikes against alleged drug-running boats in the Caribbean, has filed a formal complaint against the United States with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). The news, first reported by the British newspaper The Guardian and confirmed by EL PAIS, marks the first complaint filed with an international body in connection with the military campaign launched in September on Donald Trump's orders, and which has already claimed the lives of over 80 people."
"The complaint directly targets U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, accusing him of being responsible for ordering the strikes against vessels like Alejandro Carranza Medina's. The document says that Hegseth was responsible for ordering the bombing of boats like those of Alejandro Carranza Medina and the murder of all those on such boats. The document also states that Secretary Hegseth's conduct was ratified by Trump."
The family of Alejandro Carranza filed a formal complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights alleging his death in a U.S. military strike. The petition, the first filed with an international body related to the September military campaign ordered by Donald Trump, follows strikes that have killed over 80 people. The complaint was filed by human rights lawyer Daniel Kovalik. On September 15, 2025, U.S. forces bombed Carranza's fishing boat off the Colombian Caribbean coast, killing him. The filing accuses U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth of ordering the strikes and states his conduct was ratified by Trump.
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