Saudi Border Guards Accused of Mass Killings of Migrants

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Saudi border guards of carrying out mass killings of migrants along the Yemeni border. The report titled 'Saudi Arabia Fired On Us Like Rain' details 28 incidents involving explosive weapons and 14 instances of close-range shooting targeting migrants, including Ethiopians, from March 2022 to June 2023. Survivors describe gruesome encounters, with limbs severed by gunfire and bodies left on trails. The United Nations' International Organisation for Migration (IOM) reveals that over 200,000 people travel from the Horn of Africa to Yemen and then to Saudi Arabia. Saudi government denies systematic killings. The report also highlights Monabbih detention centre in Yemen, where Houthi rebels allegedly collaborate with smugglers.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Saudi border guards of carrying out mass killings of migrants along the Yemeni border. The report titled 'Saudi Arabia Fired On Us Like Rain' details 28 incidents involving explosive weapons and 14 instances of close-range shooting targeting migrants, including Ethiopians, from March 2022 to June 2023. Survivors describe gruesome encounters, with limbs severed by gunfire and bodies left on trails. The United Nations' International Organisation for Migration (IOM) reveals that over 200,000 people travel from the Horn of Africa to Yemen and then to Saudi Arabia. Saudi government denies systematic killings. The report also highlights Monabbih detention centre in Yemen, where Houthi rebels allegedly collaborate with smugglers.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Saudi border guards of carrying out mass killings of migrants along the Yemeni border. The report titled 'Saudi Arabia Fired On Us Like Rain' details 28 incidents involving explosive weapons and 14 instances of close-range shooting targeting migrants, including Ethiopians, from March 2022 to June 2023. Survivors describe gruesome encounters, with limbs severed by gunfire and bodies left on trails. The United Nations' International Organisation for Migration (IOM) reveals that over 200,000 people travel from the Horn of Africa to Yemen and then to Saudi Arabia. Saudi government denies systematic killings. The report also highlights Monabbih detention centre in Yemen, where Houthi rebels allegedly collaborate with smugglers.

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