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HRW accuses Yemen rebels of hostage-taking

September 26, 2018 00:00:00


DUBAI, Sept 25 (AFP): Human Rights Watch on Tuesday accused Yemen's Huthi rebels of hostage-taking, torture and other serious abuses against people in their custody.

The New York-based watchdog said it had documented 16 cases of illegal imprisonment by the Iran-backed Shiite insurgents, "in large part to extort money from relatives or to exchange them for people held by opposing forces".


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