Sanaa condemns Eritrea’s continued violations on Yemeni fishermen

SANAA, July. 15 (YPA) – Ministry of Fisheries of the Sanaa government condemned on Saturday the attack against a Yemeni fisherman and the arrest of hundreds of Yemeni fishermen to Eritrean prisons and the confiscation of their boats.

In a statement, the Ministry also denounced the Eritrean forces’ practice of various types of torture against Yemeni fishermen during a fishing trip in Yemeni territorial waters.

The statement considered the killing of the fisherman “Al-Nusi”, a resident of Wajiha area in Dhubab area, last Thursday, by Eritrean forces’ fire inside Yemeni territorial waters, as a crime against humanity.

It affirmed that the crimes of piracy by the Eritrean forces and its blatant attacks against Yemeni fishermen represent a flagrant violation of international and humanitarian law.
The statement called on the state of Eritrea to stop its violations against fishermen and respect maritime interests in the international waters.

It also called on the international community to take a clear and explicit stance to hold the Eritrean authorities accountable for their aggressive actions against Yemeni fishermen in the territorial waters, stressing that Yemen will defend its people and protect its territorial waters.

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