Saudi 'should be blacklisted' over Yemen hospital attacks

The UN should put Saudi Arabia back on a list of violators of children's rights because of attacks on hospitals in Yemen, two rights groups say.


In a report, Save the Children and Watchlist detail how attacks on hospitals and doctors, and the blocking of aid, are affecting children.

Houthi rebels are criticised as well as the Saudi-led coalition.

Unicef estimates that a child dies every 10 minutes from preventable causes in the civil war-hit country.
Saudi Arabia is leading an international coalition in support of forces loyal to the internationally-recognised government of President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, who are locked in a protracted battle with Houthi rebels and their allies.

The UN included Saudi Arabia on its annual list of violators of children's rights in 2016, but removed it a week later, pending a review.
 BBC
20/4/17
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