Yemeni fishermen were abducted, humiliated, worked forcibly by officers in the Eritrean Navy
Yemeni fishermen were abducted, humiliated, worked forcibly by officers in the Eritrean Navy
Harrowing stories tell chapters of Eritrean humiliation for dozens of Yemeni fishermen
At least 98 Yemeni fishermen arrived on Saturday 7 May to Salif port of Hodeidah on the Red Sea west of the country, after being held for months in an Eritrean port
The being fishermen released, came on a boat from the “Massawa” port in Eritrea
The fisherman Buleeh said that Dozens of Yemeni have been detained for more than a year with hard and mandatory works in Eritrean camps
“I was released after I got skin ulcers due to the hard labor that we forced to by Eritrean soldiers” fisherman Buleeh said
I have been detained for nearly 8 months in a camp in Taioa south of Massawa port, Eritrea” Buleeh adde
Fisherman Kenzli said that he and 43 Yemeni fishermen were starved and tortured by the Eritrean authorties throughout the period of detention at the camp of “Abkh” north of the Eritrean port of Assab
“Six children among those fishermen who are detained in Eritrea camps got starved and tortured” Kenzli added
Another fishermen who spoke on condition of anonymity said that 22 fishermen have been forcibly transfered to work in farms owned by senior officers in the Eritrean Navy
