According to the UN Charter, under which of the following circumstances is a humanitarian intervention legitimate?

A. When people are starving.
B. When people are being deprived of their human rights.
C. When people are being killed.
D. When the situation poses a threat to international security.
E. When the intervention is multilateral.


Answer: D

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