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| Saudi strikes on Yemeni civilians condemned by Human Rights Watch |
| 2015-11-29 |
| [FRANCE24] At least ten air strikes carried out by a Saudi-led coalition in Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic... broke the laws of war and killed civilians, Human Rights Watch ... During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, HRW received a pledge from the Foundation to Promote Open Society, of which George Soros is Chairman, for general support totaling $100,000,000. The grant is being paid in installments of $10,000,000 over ten years.Through June 30, 2013, HRW had received $30,000,000 towards the fulfillment of the pledge.... alleged Friday. The strikes are listed in a major new report by the watchdog, which estimates that 2,500 Yemeni civilians have died in coalition strikes since March. Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... , the UAE and other Arab allies -- with logistical support from the United States -- are battling Houthis on behalf of the Yemen government. Riyadh has furiously denied previous reports of indiscriminate bombing, but Friday's detailed report cites a wealth of witness testimony. The strikes in the report killed at least 309 civilians, maimed at least 414 and were in breach of the allies' obligation to investigate alleged war crimes. "Human Rights Watch found either no evident military target or that the attack failed to distinguish civilians from military objectives," the report said. "Human Rights Watch is unaware of any investigations by Saudi Arabia or other coalition members in these or other reported cases." 'Witness testimonies' "We have data about documented strikes, and witness testimonies. If the Arab coalition doesn't hit civilians, then how do they explain the corpse count?", Ahmed Benchemsi, Communications Director at the Middle East division of Human Rights Watch, told FRANCE 24. The 10 suspect attacks took place in Huthi-controlled Sanaa, Amran, Hajja, Hodeida and Ibb and hit residential houses, market places, a factory, and a civilian prison. Washington has given strong diplomatic backing to the Saudi offensive and earlier this months approved a $1.29 billion sale of bombs to renew its ally's arsenal. Britannia and La Belle France are also major arms suppliers to Saudi Arabia and its Emirati ally. Human Rights Watch urged the United Nations ...an organization conceived in the belief that we're just one big happy world, with the sort of results you'd expect from such nonsense... Security Council to investigate its allegations and to remind the warring parties of their legal responsibilities. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 It's not pledge time, g(r)om. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-11-29 12:42 |
| #1 Is it just me, or HRW has been ignoring the Zionist Entity for the last few months? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-11-29 04:40 |