HRW Report: Saudi Border Guards Have Killed Hundreds of Migrants

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Narrative A

Yet again, it has become clear that Saudi Arabia is committing grave human rights abuses against some of the most vulnerable people on the planet. The Houthis, of course, are also committing crimes, but the Saudi border guard is committing regular massacres against migrants, and the international community must hold it accountable for these brutal discretions.

Narrative B

Given that there is no reliable evidence that the Saudi border guard abused any migrants, such allegations against the kingdom are completely baseless.

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