Why does the EU impose an arms transfer ban on Turkey, while arming its biggest customer Saudi Arabia?
The UN calls the situation in Yemen the worst humanitarian crisis in recent history.to the UN Security Council by Mark Lowcock, head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, more than 24 million people in Yemen - nearly 80 percent of the population - are now in desperate need of aid, including humanitarian aid, food, medicine and petrol.The Senate condemned the war and stood against the presidential power, which can bypass any congressional decision on the issue.
Moreover, internal repression which includes torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, summary or arbitrary executions, disappearances, arbitrary detentions in the destination country cannot be accepted by the member states to export arms sales. Indeed, the relations between human rights and arms export had been opposite between the years 1990-2004.PhD Candidate and Political Analyst Nicolai Due-Gundersen, at Kingston University, said the reason why the EU does not halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia is that they regard the House of Saud both as a strategic ally and energy providers, which encourages EU states to turn a blind eye to the kingdom's actions in Yemen.
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