Sana'a: The Yemeni Center for Human Rights on Monday condemned the crime committed by the Saudi-led coalition airstrikes, which directly targeted Sana'a International Airport. This constitutes a dangerous escalation and a war crime that violates all international humanitarian conventions and laws.
According to Yemen News Agency, the Center affirmed in a statement that this blatant bombing is a direct continuation of the brutal aggression against the Yemeni people since 2015, and an extension of the systematic blockade and closure of Sana'a International Airport, imposed as collective punishment on millions of civilians.
The Center pointed out that the ongoing blockade, the airport closure, and the bombing have caused the world's worst humanitarian catastrophe. Thousands of patients have been prevented from traveling abroad for treatment, leading to the deaths of many, in addition to obstructing the delivery of medicines, medical supplies, and basic relief aid to the Yemeni people.
The Yemeni Center for Human Rights held the countries of the aggression coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, fully legally and criminally responsible for this bombing and for the safety and lives of civilians, travelers, and staff at Sana'a International Airport, which is a civilian facility protected under international humanitarian law.
The Center issued an urgent appeal to the United Nations and the Security Council to take immediate action and assume their legal and moral responsibilities to stop these blatant crimes and violations.
It condemned the Security Council meeting held today to discuss the continued closure of Sana'a Airport at the invitation of countries occupying Yemen and a government claiming legitimacy from Riyadh.
The Center warned that international inaction regarding these crimes makes the international community complicit in the crimes and the suffering of the Yemeni people. It asserted that the international community has a responsibility to issue an immediate resolution rescinding Resolution 2140, ending the aggression against Yemen, lifting the unjust blockade, and reopening airports, seaports, and border crossings.