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HRW: Saudi-led Coalition Bombs Yemeni Homes in Capital
[ALMANAR.LB] 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.... said on Monday that the Saudi-led coalition which has been launching an aggression against 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... carried out unlawful The New York-based organization also slammed the coalition members and the United States, saying they were "required under the laws of war to investigate such attacks, but they have not." "Human Rights Watch found no evidence of any military target in an "Airstrikes that caused civilian casualties on homes on Marib Street and in the neighborhoods of Hadda, al-Hassaba, and Thabwa hit 200 meters or more from possible military objectives. These attacks failed to distinguish civilians from military objectives or caused disproportionate civilian loss." The organization quoted Joe Stork, deputy Middle East director as asking: "How many civilians will die in unlawful "Their disregard for the safety of civilians is appalling." One coalition attack struck a house in Sanaa's Old City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on the night of September 13, killing 18 civilians and wounding many others, HRW said. According to the United Nations ...an idea whose time has gone... , most of the 2,500 civilian deaths, since the coalition began its military campaign in late March, have been from coalition Meanwhile, ...back at the desert island, Irene was indignant at the thought of doing such a thing without benefit of clergy... Human Rights Watch said it was unaware of any investigations by 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... or other members of the nine-nation coalition into these or other allegedly unlawful strikes, or of any compensation for victims. "The US, by coordinating and directly assisting coalition military operations, is a party to the conflict and as such is obligated to investigate allegedly unlawful attacks in which it took part." The coalition has repeatedly used aerial bombs with wide-area effect in populated areas, creating the likelihood of civilian casualties even when a military target is hit, Human Rights Watch said. The attacks Human Rights Watch documented used large air-dropped bombs, weighing from 250 kilograms to as much as 1,000 kilograms. These would have blast, thermal, and fragmentation effects in a radius of dozens or hundreds of meters of impact. Posted by: Fred 2015-12-22 |
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