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Jeremy Corbyn, Britain’s Labor Party Leader, Thursday called for an immediate ban on arms sales to Saudi Arabia until an investigation can determine whether bombs have been dropped illegally in neighboring Yemen.
Corbyn told London’s the Evening Standard, "It seems very disturbing that there appears to be evidence British weaponry has been used in Yemen.
Famine has swept through Yemen, potentially affecting up to 14 million people, since a Saudi-led coalition began a bombing campaign against the country.
Riyadh is defending the government of fugitive President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi but there are concerns that British weapons, including prohibited cluster bombs, have been dropped in the country.
He said: "We need human rights everywhere and if we can’t say to people who are allies that ‘your human rights record is simply not acceptable’ then who can we say it to?"
Saudi Arabia began its deadly campaign against Yemen in late March 2015. The strikes were meant to undermine the Houthi Ansarullah movement and restore power to fugitive former president Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
About 10,000 people have been killed and over 16,000 injured since Riyadh launched the airstrikes. The Saudi aggression has also taken a heavy toll on Yemen’s facilities and infrastructure.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
