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My latest report to the UN #HRC44 focus on targeted killings by armed drones: ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Exec… The world has entered a “second drone age”, in which State and non-State actors are deploying ever more advanced drone technologies, a major international, security issue.
As of 2020, at least 102 countries have acquired an active military drone inventory, and 20 armed non-State actors reportedly have obtained armed and unarmed drone systems. This expanding use of drones is accompanied by an increasing disregard of central int'l law principles.
To justify extraterritorial drones use of force, some States have reinterpreted the law of self-defence by distorting the notion of “imminent” attacks and the principle of State sovereignty. Low-intensity conflicts are drawn-out with few if any geographical or temporal boundaries
#Ethiopia is, yet again, facing a serious test just two years after @AbiyAhmedAli promised, and began to implement, major reforms to open politics, free the media, & build a democratic society 1/6 nytimes.com/2020/07/02/wor…
in december, i visited the country and found several incredibly impressive features - govt reform, engagement with civil society, legal change. report for #HRC44 here: undocs.org/A/HRC/44/49/Ad… 2/6 
the tragic killing of #Hachalu_Hundessa - and the ensuing violence - should remind everyone that the work of democratic reform is hard, facing real challenges, & must be reinforced with open debate 3/6
