The Center for Political Innovation joined with 74 prominent individuals and organizations, including elected officials from across the planet to sign this letter to the Presidents of Turkey, Egypt and Pakistan urging them not join Saudi Arabia’s military campaign against the resistance forces in Yemen.
https://www.ihrc.org.uk/open-letter-to-president-erdogan-president-sisi-and-pm-sharif/
Dear Excellency President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Excellency President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Honorable Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif,
We are gravely concerned about the reports that your countries could be preparing to help Saudi Arabia in its aggression against Yemen.
Firstly, we would remind you that any involvement in the civil war in Yemen would represent a violation of that country’s sovereignty and place you squarely outside international law.
Secondly, the entry of more external actors into Yemen would further complicate an already difficult situation. Foreign interference is the single standout cause of political instability in modern Yemen. It does not need any more.
Thirdly, bringing more military force to weigh on the country would undoubtedly exacerbate the humanitarian crisis there. Yemen is still reeling from the horrific starvation, loss of life and economic damage inflicted during the previous Saudi Arabian led war (2015-2022). In joining Saudi Arabia, you would be helping one of the world’s richest countries attack one of the poorest. According to UNICEF, even before the latest escalation, an estimated 12.2 million children needed humanitarian assistance, more than 2.2 million children under five were acutely malnourished, around 3.2 million children were out of school and 40 per cent of health facilities were completely out of se
