Sana'a: The "Insan" Organization for Rights and Freedoms issued a recent report documenting the scale of material and human losses and the humanitarian repercussions resulting from the targeting and closure of Sana'a International Airport from 2015 to 2025.
According to Yemen News Agency, the report highlighted the humanitarian and legal repercussions of the destruction and disabling of Sana'a International Airport, a vital civilian facility, and the wide-ranging effects this has had on millions of Yemenis.
The organization affirmed in its report, a copy of which was received by the Yemeni News Agency (Saba), that the targeting of the airport over a full decade represents a repeated and systematic pattern of grave violations of international humanitarian law, warning that these acts may amount to war crimes according to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
It explained that the airport, as a civilian facility relied upon by the population of eight governorates, was subjected to a series of raids and restrictions that led to widespread destruction of infrastructure and complete and repeated disruption of civilian and humanitarian flights, including flights transporting patients and relief aid.
The report held the forces of the aggression alliance led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, in addition to the United States and the Israeli entity in later stages, responsible for the attacks that targeted the airport.
It considered the targeting of a purely civilian facility a clear violation of the principles of distinction, proportionality, and the duty to protect civilians during armed conflicts.
The report detailed that the closure of the airport had catastrophic humanitarian effects, as it deprived thousands of patients from traveling abroad for treatment, while civilians were forced to take long and dangerous land routes via Aden and Say'un airports, exposing them to serious health and security risks, in addition to documenting cases of extrajudicial killings and arbitrary arrests that affected civilian travelers.
It pointed out that the material losses of the airport during the year 2025 exceeded 500 million dollars as a result of the destruction of runways, aircraft, and operational facilities, leading to a near-complete paralysis of air transport movement in northern Yemen and exacerbating the severity of the humanitarian crisis.
In conclusion, the "Insan" Organization called for opening independent international investigations into all attacks that targeted Sana'a Airport, holding those responsible accountable, and ensuring the right of victims to justice and reparations.
It called for the immediate release of those arbitrarily detained, the neutralization of Sana'a Airport from any future military operations, and working to reopen it safely and sustainably as an indispensable humanitarian lifeline for millions of civilians.