UN rights body votes to extend Yemen’s war crimes probe
Al Jazeera News :
The United Nations Human Rights Council has voted to extend an international probe of alleged war crimes committed in Yemen overriding objections from Saudi Arabia and Yemen itself.
Nations voted 21 to 8, with 18 abstentions, in favour of the resolution on Friday. Supporters of the resolution, including Canada and the European Union, argued that an expert group mandated by
The United Nations Human Rights Council has voted to extend an international probe of alleged war crimes committed in Yemen overriding objections from Saudi Arabia and Yemen itself.
Nations voted 21 to 8, with 18 abstentions, in favour of the resolution on Friday. Supporters of the resolution, including Canada and the European Union, argued that an expert group mandated by
the council last year still had work to do, but opponents said it would exacerbate the crisis and increase regional instability.
In a report last month, experts detailed evidence of possible war crimes committed in Yemen by the Saudi-backed coalition and Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The report added that coalition air strikes caused “most of the documented civilian casualties” and voiced “serious concerns about the targeting process”.
