HRW says Saudi Arabia using globally-banned arms in Yemeni strikes

A report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that Saudi Arabia has used internationally-prohibited weapons in its air offensives against Yemen

A report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that Saudi Arabia has used internationally-prohibited weapons in its air offensives against Yemen.

New evidence shows that Saudi Arabia has used internationally-forbidden arms in its airstrikes on Yemeni people in different areas, New York-based HRW said in a statement.

Citing an example, it added that Yemeni officials have provided the rights body with sufficient evidence which indicate that the Saudi-led warplanes on March 26 claimed the lives of 23 civilians, including 6 children and 5 women, in Bani Hawat village in West central Yemen, using banned cluster bombs.  

Saudi Arabia has been striking Yemen for six days now, killing, at least, 126 civilians and injuring hundreds more.

Despite Riyadh’s claims that it is attacking Ansarullah positions, Saudi warplanes have flattened a number of homes near Sana’a international airport.