New Delhi: Saudi Arabia border guards have killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers using small arms and explosive weapons since last year, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Monday. The New York-based group cited eyewitness reports of attacks by troops and images that showed dead bodies and burial sites on migrant routes, saying the death toll could even be “possibly thousands”. Human Rights Watch interviewed 38 Ethiopian migrants and four relatives of people who attempted to cross the border between March 2022 and June 2023 who said they saw Saudi guards shoot at migrants or launch explosives at groups.

Source: Ethiopian News August 21, 2023 08:26 UTC