Sana'a - Saba:
Mohammed Hussein al-Aidaroos, Speaker of the Shura Council, has sent a letter to the Chairman of the Association of Senates and Shura Councils in Africa and the Arab World, Mohamed Ould Rashid, and to other presidents of similar councils, detailing the war crimes allegedly committed by the US aggression against the Yemeni people and migrants from the Horn of Africa.
In his letter, al-Aidaroos stated that the US aggression has escalated since March 15th, directly targeting civilian areas, markets, and historic cities, resulting in hundreds of civilian casualties, primarily women and children. He specifically highlighted the targeting of an African migrant shelter in Sa'ada Governorate, which reportedly killed and wounded approximately 115 migrants.
Al-Aidaroos asserted that the US actions constitute a blatant violation of Yemen's sovereignty, international and humanitarian law, UN charters, and all rules of engagement. He argued that the US administration's aggression exposes the hypocrisy of its claims regarding human rights and the self-determination of peoples.
The Speaker of the Shura Council contended that the US escalated its aggression after failing to dissuade the Yemeni people from their stance supporting Palestine. He condemned the barbaric and unjustified aggression and the continued "brutal massacres" against civilians, including the migrant shelter attack.
Al-Aidaroos called on the League to condemn the heinous crime against migrants, pressure international forums to form a fact-finding committee, and demand justice for the perpetrators. He urged member councils to condemn all US aggression crimes in Yemen, including the excessive force used against the migrant shelter, which was known to the ICRC and IOM.
He held the US aggression legally and morally responsible for all its actions against the Yemeni people, labeling them as "war crimes against humanity," and for the consequences of the Red Sea's militarization and the threat to international peace and security.
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