UN fails to set international probe on Yemen crimes
The
UN top human rights forum on Thursday declined to set up an independent
inquiry into human rights in Yemen, instead calling on Yemen’s national
inquiry to investigate violations by all sides in the conflict,
including the killing of civilians and attacks on hospitals and
ambulances. The 47-member state forum adopted by consensus a resolution
brought by Arab countries that asks the UN human rights office to
provide “substantive technical assistance and advice, including in the areas of accountability and legal support”.
But the text fell short of establishing an international inquiry as
called for by the UN, which voiced concern over high civilian casualties
caused by airstrikes carried out by the Saudi-led coalition supporting
the Yemeni government. (Reuters)