What is Extrajudicial killing?
[[File:El_Tres_de_Mayo,_by_Francisco_de_Goya,_from_Prado_thin_black_margin.jpg|thumb|This painting, ''[[The Third of May 1808]]'' by [[Francisco Goya]], shows the [[summary execution]] of Spaniards by French forces after the [[Dos de Mayo Uprising]] in [[Madrid]].]] An '''extrajudicial killing''' (or '''extralegal killing''') is the [[Murder|killing]] of a person <!--who has done something wrong,--> without waiting for the result of a state [[trial]]. Extrajudicial killings happen in states which either have [[Law|laws]] favoring them, or where the state condones the killing. An example might be that someone is suspected of having done something which dishonors the family. Killing the person might be a way to keep the family in good standing (This is known as [[honor killing]]). The state might have laws that do not see this as [[murder]], so the killers will not get a harsh sentence, or they will go unpunished altogether. If forces of the state kill someone this is seen as extrajudicial killing, if none of the following applies: * Justifiable killing in [[Self-defence|self-defense]] * Killing someone as part of an [[armed conflict]] (or a war) * Legitimate use of force to make someone follow the [[rule of law]] ==Organisations working against those killings== The United Nations has [an [[investigator]] or] a [[United Nations special rapporteur|Special Rapporteur]] on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.<ref>Special Rapporteur on executions [https://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Executions/Pages/SRExecutionsIndex.aspx OHCHR]</ref> That person has support from the [[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights|Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)]]. [[Morris Tidball-Binz]] became the Special Rapporteur in 2021.<ref>Morris Tidball-Binz [https://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Executions/Pages/Morris-Tidball-Binz.aspx OHCHR]</ref> Work is also done by [[human rights]] organizations, including [[Amnesty International]] and [[Human Rights Watch]].<ref>{{Cite web