Senate Committee Passes Bill That Would Sanction Those Involved in Yemen Conflict, Khashoggi Killing
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed a bill on July 25 that would sanction people who are blocking access to Yemeni ports, supporting the Houthi movement in Yemen or were involved in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the committee…
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said in a July 25 press release. The bill specifically mentions those “hindering the efforts” of the United Nations and other organizations trying to provide humanitarian relief in Yemen and would sanction companies that sell defense-related items or services to the Houthi movement in Yemen. The bill, titled the Saudi Arabia Accountability and Yemen Act of 2019, asks the president to sanction those involved in the Yemen conflict under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and sanction those involved in the Khashoggi murder, including “any official of the government of Saudi Arabia,” under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.