Rights groups target France over weapons link to Yemen war

PARIS: France may have broken international law by providing weapons and technical help to Saudi Arabia and the UAE which are fighting Huthi rebels in Yemen, a report commissioned by rights groups said yesterday, reports AFP.

The report by Paris law firm Ancile said France was in all probability continuing to export arms to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates with no guarantee that they will not be used in Yemen.

The exports would likely “constitute a violation by France” of the UN’s Arms Trade Treaty and the EU’s Common Position on Arms Export, said the report commissioned by Amnesty International and French anti-torture group Acat.

More than 9,300 people, many of them civilians, have been killed since 2015 in the brutal Yemeni war pitting Iran-backed Huthi rebels against the Saudi-led coalition.

 

Rights groups target France over weapons link to Yemen war

PARIS: France may have broken international law by providing weapons and technical help to Saudi Arabia and the UAE which are fighting Huthi rebels in Yemen, a report commissioned by rights groups said yesterday, reports AFP. The report by Paris law firm Ancile said France was in all probability continuing to export arms to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates with no guarantee that they will not be used in Yemen. The exports would likely constitute a violation by France of the UNs Arms Trade Treaty and the EUs Common Position on Arms Export, said the report commissioned by Amnesty International and French anti-torture group Acat. More than 9,300 people, many of them civilians, have been killed since 2015 in the brutal Yemeni war pitting Iran-backed Huthi rebels against the Saudi-led coalition.