“Andreas
Schüller is an attorney on the staff of the European Center for
Constitutional and Human Rights. He is the lead attorney on a suit
being brought by ECCHR and Reprieve against the German government on
behalf of three Yemeni survivors of a U.S. drone strike. The case
will be heard May 27th in Cologne. Their suit argues that it is
illegal under German law for the German government to allow the U.S.
air base at Ramstein to be used for drone murders abroad. The suit
comes after the passage of a resolution in the European Parliament in
February 2014 urging European nations to 'oppose and ban the practice
of extrajudicial targeted killings' and to 'ensure that the Member
States, in conformity with their legal obligations, do not perpetrate
unlawful targeted killings or facilitate such killings by other
states.'”
“'The
Pakistani case,' Schüller said, 'deals with drone strikes in the
country where they take place in massive numbers and with high
numbers of killed civilians. It’s about prosecuting individuals
responsible for the strikes set up. Our suit concerns the preemptive
protection of our clients that are living in an area with continuing
drone operations as well as technical and targeting aspects in drone
operations and state collaboration.'”
“'On
August 29, 2012, five rockets fired by U.S. drones struck the village
of Khashamir in eastern Yemen. The extended family of our clients had
gathered in the village to celebrate a wedding. Two members of the
family were killed in the strike. Other family members were left with
ongoing trauma. The family members killed were outspoken critics of
AQAP and active in countering their influence in the region through
speeches and social activities.'”
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