the Mines deployed in the farmland, villages, wells and roads has prevented humanitarian aid from reaching forward, made the fields and the wells unusable and made it impossible for the civilians to return to their homes, writes HRW. The organisation also has evidence that Huthirebeller placed antifordonsminor and modified them to detonate a person's weight, well camouflaged explosive devices to look like stones or trees sticks make.
in Yemen is among the worst in the modern era and HRW believe that the mines will contribute to further aggravate it.
HRW now wants to Huthiledarna immediately stop using the weapons and investigate and punish the officers responsible for the used. The organization also wants the UN security council imposing targeted sanctions against all individuals responsible for the infringements.