26.03.2016 - 20:36 [ Channel News Asia ]

UN says Saudi-led bombing of Yemeni market may be international crime

(18.3.2016) The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen may be responsible for „international crimes“, a category that includes war crimes and crimes against humanity, the top U.N. human rights official said on Friday.

Zeid Ra‘ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, condemned an air strike in Yemen this week and added that the coalition was „responsible for twice as many civilian casualties as all other forces put together“.