Credible evidence indicates that the Saudi led coalition used banned cluster munitions supplied by the US during airstrikes against Houthi militant advances, said Human Rights Watch in a statement on Sunday.
The arms director at Human Rights Watch, Steve Goose, said,
“Saudi-led cluster munition airstrikes have been hitting areas near villages, putting local people in danger. The weapons should never be used under any circumstances. Saudi Arabia and other coalition members- and the supplier, the US – are flouting the global standard that rejects cluster munitions because on their long-term threat to civilians.”
Photographs and video evidence since April 2015 were provided to Human Rights Watch confirming the use of such weapons. Human Rights Watch through use of satellite imagery that weapons appeared to land within 600m of several buildings in between four to six village clusters.
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