According to a report issued by Human Rights Watch on Monday, Border officials in Saudi Arabia have frequently used gunfire against African migrants attempting to enter the country from Yemen.

This has resulted in the deaths of numerous men, women, and children during a recent span of 15 months.

The report detailed that the guards have also subjected migrants to physical assaults using rocks and bars.

Additionally, male migrants were reportedly coerced into committing sexual assaults on women under the observation of guards, DNYUZ has reported.

Detained migrants were shot in their limbs, causing irreversible injuries and amputations.

The report labeled the shooting of migrants as both “systematic and widespread,” and noted that if this violence were part of an official Saudi government policy, it could potentially constitute a crime against humanity.

The Saudi government’s Center for International Communication chose not to respond to inquiries regarding these findings, as communicated via email.

Written by staff