Professor Sarah Knuckey will work alongside Ben Emmerson, UN Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights, on inquiry into civilian impact and human rights implications of the use of drones and targeted killing.  Read  more here.

On September 25, the Global Justice Clinic and Stanford Law School’s International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic published the report “Living Under Drones”.  The report “Living Under Drones,” describes the conditions of daily life in communities in northwest Pakistan where drones hover 24 hours a day, striking homes, vehicles, and public spaces without warning. Their presence terrorizes men, women and children, driving many to stay away from school, funerals, and routine economic, social, and communal activities.