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A Condemnation Statement of Bombing a Boat of Somali Refugees

A Condemnation Statement

In the early morning of Friday 03/17/2017, the Saudi-led coalition warplanes targeted a boat carrying 162 Somali refugees; they were on their way to Sudan, in the tent of Kharaz, Lahjj province. They escaped from the airstrikes and indiscriminate bombing of civilians and civilian facilities in all governorates of the Republic, where they were targeted off the coast of Al-Hodeida and near Bab al-Mandab.

Killed at least 44 Somalis and injured 25 others were taken to hospitals in the province and the number of the survivors is about 93 Somalis and among the victims there are a number of women and children. This massacre is not the first targeting by the warplanes coalition on the boats, on Thursday the warplanes targeted fishing boats and killed (8) fishermen and injured 7 others in the province of Al-Hodeida – Al-Duraihmi district. Moreover, in 5/21/2015 the Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed the headquarter of the UNICEF refugees organization in Meedi area and killed 15 civilians, including 5 Somalis under the international silence and the ignorance of the United Nations to continue the killing of civilians and innocent people in Yemen, which gives the green light to coalition warplanes to kill more innocent civilians in Yemen.

Legal Center for Rights and Development condemns these criminal acts that are committed by the warplanes, which Saudi-led coalition does not distinguish between a child or woman and targeted all the elements of human life and necessary. In addition to, the air, land and ground blockade and prevent food, medicine and medical supplies to enter.

The Center calls for the international organizations and the United Nations for the defense and protection the human rights and do their duties and work towards the massacres and punish those who commit these atrocities acts, which are considered a war crime against humanity for violating human rights.

Issued by

Legal Center for Rights and Development

  1. 17.Mar 2017
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