Saudi accused of impeding UN-backed war crimes probe in Yemen
Al JazeeraThe Saudi-led military coalition has been accused of bombing multiple civilian targets, including hospitals. Saudi Arabia has been accused of attempting to shut down a UN-backed war crimes investigation in Yemen where thousands of civilians have died in the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Human Rights Watch on Friday said Saudi Arabia was making a “blatant attempt to avoid scrutiny” of its conduct in Yemen, where a Saudi and UAE-led coalition intervened in 2015 to support President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s government against Iran-backed Houthi rebels. In their first and only report issued on August 28, the UN experts cited rights violations in Yemen including “deprivation of the right to life,” arbitrary detention, rape, torture, enforced disappearances and child recruitment by Yemeni government forces and their Saudi and Emirati allies. UN standoff The standoff comes three weeks after UN investigators issued a scathing report, saying the governments of Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates could be responsible for war crimes.
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UN is cutting back on Yemen activities after crackdown by Houthi rebels on humanitarian staff
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Lawyers for Saudi Arabia seek dismissal of claims it supported the Sept. 11 hijackers
Associated PressUN envoy warns resumption of war remains threat in Yemen unless parties reach new cease-fire deal
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Saudi-led coalition announces probe into Yemen prison attack
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Yemen: UN urges investigation into Saudi-led coalition air raids
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UN condemns seizure of closed US Embassy in Yemen by rebels
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UN ends Yemen war crimes probe in defeat for Western states
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‘A major setback’: UN ends Yemen war crimes probe
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UN accused of turning a blind eye to Yemen abuses
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Groups: Both sides used starvation as tool in Yemen war
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Saudi Arabia proposes ceasefire plan to Yemen’s Houthi rebels
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Saudi Arabia rebuked at UN over Jamal Khashoggi killing, abuses
Al JazeeraSaudi Arabia-led coalition in Yemen removed from United Nations child-killing blacklist
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Saudi-led coalition bombs Yemen ‘dozens’ of times despite declaring ceasefire last week to combat coronavirus
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The US is complicit in Saudi atrocities in Yemen
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US, France, Britain may be complicit in Yemen war crimes: UN
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UN again blacklists Saudi-led forces for Yemen child killings
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Saudi criticised over human rights by 36 countries
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Rights groups call for access to Saudi detainees
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UN: Suspected war crimes in Yemen committed by all sides
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Prisoners in Yemen say they are being subjected to mass sexual abuse from Emirati officers
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