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 Yemen war crimes inquiry urged by human rights group
DUBAI // An international human rights group yesterday urged “friends of Yemen”, including Gulf states, to push for an independent investigation into allegations of war crimes committed during the war in Saada.
While a fragile truce between the Huthi rebel group and government forces is holding, Human Rights Watch (HRW) called for both sides to investigate alleged violations of the laws of war.
Yesterday, HRW released a report – All Quiet on the Northern Front?: Uninvestigated Laws of War Violations in Yemen’s War with Huthi Rebels – alleging violations, including indiscriminate attacks on civilian areas and the use of child soldiers.
“States that are friends of Yemen should insist on investigations and accountability,” said Joe Stork, HRW’s deputy Middle East director. “We urge concerned parties, including GCC countries, to get behind recommendations for Yemeni investigations and UN human rights reporting and monitoring.”
Mr Stork said accountability for the crimes committed by both sides was important to sustain the truce and to help prevent a repeat of violations.
HRW released its 54-page report in Dubai. Mr Stork said: “We would much rather release the report in Sana’a, but we were not given visas to Yemen as we have in the past,” he said.
The report documents how government forces may have indiscriminately bombed and shelled civilian areas, and alleges Huthi forces moved into heavily populated areas to launch attacks.
(2010-04-07 /The National)
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