A People Fractured: Shells, Strikes and Starvation in Yemen
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U.S. and European Complicity in the Yemeni Conflict Discussion with Radhya Al-Mutawakel on the war crimes committed in Yemen by all parties, including the indiscriminate bombing and shelling of civilian sites and civilians and the destruction of religious and cultural heritage. We discuss U.S., U.K. and other Western countries’ participation in the conflict through arm sales to the Saudi and Emirati coalition and logistical support. Additionally, we discuss the plague of landmines, the economic blockades and the public health crisis in Yemen, including from starvation and epidemics of cholera and diphtheria. We discuss arbitrary detention, forced disappearances, the recruitment of children into the war and the war’s impact upon women.  We also discuss U.S. drone strikes, the civilian deaths and injuries they cause and their futility in serving counter-terrorism. For More Info: The-Degradation-of-History-English.pdf Yemen-report-draft_3.5_PDF-w-cover.pdf Press-report-En.pdf In-houthi-controlled-yemen-silence-exile-or-detent.php Concealed-Killer-Report-En.pdf Strategies-of-Coalition-in-Yemen-War-Final-20181005-1.pdf https://yemendataproject.org/
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