World Human Rights Watch In Yemen, Airstrike on Camp Raises Grave Concerns‏

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THE WEEK IN RIGHTS April 2, 2015 Follow us on:

In Yemen, Airstrike on Camp Raises Grave Concerns © Reuters/Khaled Abdullah The airstrikes by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition that hit a displaced persons’ camp in northern Yemen on March 30 raised grave concerns about violations of the laws of war. The airstrikes killed at least 29 civilians and wounded 41, including 14 children and 11 women. They hit a medical facility at the camp, a local market, and a bridge, according to initial reports from the World Health Organization. The deaths of so many civilians in a camp with no apparent military target heightens concerns about laws-of-war violations. All sides in Yemen’s conflict need to do what they can to avoid harming civilians. Read more » share on:

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