{"id":3984,"date":"2017-03-27T05:37:57","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T05:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/3984-hrw-attack-on-refugee-boat-in-yemen-likely-war-crime\/"},"modified":"2017-03-27T05:37:57","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T05:37:57","slug":"hrw-attack-on-refugee-boat-in-yemen-likely-war-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/3984-hrw-attack-on-refugee-boat-in-yemen-likely-war-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"HRW: Attack on refugee boat in Yemen likely war crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An apparent Saudi-led coalition attack on a boat carrying Somali civilians off the coast of Yemen highlights the need for accountability on the second anniversary of the Yemeni armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said today.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>An apparent Saudi-led coalition attack on a boat carrying Somali civilians off the coast of Yemen highlights the need for accountability on the second anniversary of the Yemeni armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said today.<\/h4>\n<h4>Several witnesses reported that on March 16, 2017, a helicopter fired on the boat, killing at least 32 of the 145 Somali migrants and refugees on board and one Yemeni civilian. Another 29, including six children, were wounded, and 10 more remain missing. Photos of the boat taken the next day show the damage consistent with gunfire from an aerial attack.<\/h4>\n<h4>\u201cThe coalition\u2019s apparent firing on a boat filled with fleeing refugees is only the latest likely war crime in Yemen\u2019s two-year-long war, said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. 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