Latest Saudi Massacre in Saada Flagrant Violation of Int’l Human Rights Laws: Yemeni Ministry

By Staff, Agencies

The Yemeni Ministry of Human Rights strongly condemned the deadly Saudi massacre in the country’s mountainous northwestern province of Saada, which claimed the lives of more than a dozen people, describing it as a blatant violation of humanitarian principles.

In a statement released on Wednesday, the ministry said the crime adds to the offenses that “the heinous coalition of aggression” has perpetrated against the Yemeni nations, and represents an outstanding example of the alliance’s violation of humanitarian principles and international human rights laws.

The statement added that the Saudi-led coalition presses ahead with its brutal campaign against Yemeni civilians and continues to target them through various methods, and without any human or international deterrence.

It then called on Human Rights Watch, the United Nations and the international community to adopt an effective policy, which would put an end to the Saudi-led coalition’s aggression against Yemen and hold to account the perpetrators of war crimes.

The ministry also renewed the call for the formation of independent and impartial international committees to investigate all crimes that members of the alliance, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in particular, have committed against Yemen, emphasizing that the proceedings must not be subject to a statute of limitations.

The statement finally censured the international community’s silence on the crimes against humanity that the Saudi-led military coalition is committing in Yemen, calling for an active intervention to stop the crimes and spare civilians from massacre and destruction that has negatively affected all aspects of life in Yemen.

On Tuesday evening, at least 17 people, including a dozen African migrants, lost their lives when Saudi artillery units targeted a popular market in al-Raqou area of the Monabbih district of Saada province. The attack left several people injured as well.