Eritrean authorities have released 67 Yemeni fishermen after months of their abduction, during which they were tortured.
Abdul Malik Sabra, the deputy chairman of General Authority for Fisheries in the Red Sea, said a total of 67 Yemeni fishermen were released, including eight from Hodeidah and 59 from Al-Khawkha district
He considered the repeated targeting of fishermen by the Eritrean authorities is a violation of international conventions and norms, calling on the international community and human rights organizations to intervene urgently to release the remaining Yemeni fishermen in Eritrean prisons and work to stop all crimes against them.
During their reception today, at the fishing port in Hodeidah, fishermen said they were abducted while fishing in the Yemeni waters.
They asserted that the Eritrean authorities confiscated their property and fishing gear and subjected to various forms of torture and hard labour in conjunction with starvation.
It is noteworthy that hundreds of Yemeni fishermen are still languishing under torture in Eritrean prisons, according to official and human rights sources specialized in fishermen’s affairs.
