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New rights report warns of food and medicine deprivation in Taiz
Human Rights Watch has published a new report on how road closures affect food, water and healthcare in Taiz. The organisation primarily blames the Houthis and includes their denial; the new development is the assessment’s publication, not a new attack or new casualties during this window.
Summary
- DisputedA new rights report calls for Taiz roads to reopen and for food, water, fuel and medicine to enter.
- DisputedThe organisation primarily blames Houthi restrictions; a Houthi spokesperson blamed government forces for road closures in an October 21 response.
- AttributedCoverage of a missile interception over eastern Saudi Arabia repeats an announcement published at 01:06 UTC and does not establish a second interception.
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- DisputedTaiz · Humanitarian situation
Human Rights Watch urges Taiz roads to reopen and includes Houthi denial of responsibility for closures
Human Rights Watch published a new assessment warning of shortages of food, water, fuel and medicine in Taiz and calling for roads to reopen and aid access to be facilitated. Based on October interviews with residents, doctors and civil society workers, it primarily attributes the worsening crisis to Houthi restrictions and describes difficulties reaching healthcare and shortages of oxygen and hospital fuel. It includes an October 21 response from a Houthi spokesperson blaming government forces for the road closures, in contrast to residents’ and the organisation’s accounts. The new development is the assessment’s publication at 04:00 UTC; we read its text as republished by Mirage News, have not independently verified all its findings and do not count its testimony as a new casualty or attack tally.
Source: hrw.org miragenews.com