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Ben Emmerson, U.N. special investigator on counter-terrorism and human rights, holds a news conference on migration policies, Friday, Oct. 21, 2016, at U.N. headquarters. Emmerson accused Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Friday of peddling &quot;lies and xenophobia&quot; by claiming a link between Syrian refugees and Islamic State extremists. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

UN investigator: Trump is peddling ‘lies’ on Syria-IS link

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Ben Emmerson, UN Special Rapporteur on Counter Terrorism and Human Rights speaks during a press conference about his annual report to the Human Rights Council on the use of remotely piloted aircraft, or drones, in extraterritorial lethal counter-terrorism operations, at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, March 12, 2014.. The expert will also refer to his reports on his 2013 missions to Burkina Faso and Chile. (AP Photo/Keystone,Martial Trezzini)

UN: Drone use down in Pakistan, up in Afghanistan

By JOHN HEILPRIN - Associated Press

** FILE ** An unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field in southern Afghanistan on a moonlit night in January 2010. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Pakistan: 3 percent of deaths from U.S. drone strikes were civilians

By Munir Ahmed and Sebastian Abbot - Associated Press

President Obama talks about national security on May 23, 2013, at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington. Declaring America at a "crossroads" in the fight against terrorism, the president revealed clearer guidelines for the use of deadly drone strikes, including more control by the U.S. military, while leaving key details of the controversial program secret. (Associated Press)

Obama’s drone speech welcomed by Pakistan, Yemen and the U.N.

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

The rapid spread of drone technology raises questions far beyond the U.S., says Ben Emmerson, the U.N. special rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism.

U.N. official: U.S. claim for using drones viewed as invalid

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

**FILE** Pakistan women participate in a rally against the U.S. drone strikes in tribal areas in Peshawar, Pakistan, on April 23, 2011. (Associated Press)

U.N.: U.S. drones violate Pakistan’s sovereignty

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