Is Refusal to Extend GEE Work Used to Hide Saudi Coalition’s War Crimes in Yemen?
The accusation finger was pointed directly at Saudi Arabia for being behind the Human Rights Council’s decision to refuse to extend the work of the team of experts on Yemen, by pressuring member states to vote against the draft resolution to extend the mandate.
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After the Human Rights Council refused to extend the work of the UN Panel of Experts on Yemen due to the Saudi pressure, the international community’s credibility is once again fishy. It continues to fail the Yemeni people with silence at times and with complicity at other times.
Non-governmental organizations accused Saudi Arabia of seeking to obtain this refusal, as it put pressure on a number of Islamic and African countries to vote against extending the work of the expert group on Yemen.
Commenting on the decision of the Human Rights Council, the Chairperson of the Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen, Kamal al-Jendoubi, said, Friday, to Al-Mayadeen, that “there is a lack of political will to resolve the conflict,” stressing that “the Human Rights Council let the Yemeni people down.”
Jendoubi explained that “the International Criminal Court is subject to the political will of the international community,” adding that “the Saudi coalition accuses us of being unprofessional, without providing answers to the questions.”
The head of the expert group also wondered whether there will be credibility in defending human rights after the council’s decision on Yemen, stressing that “the decision of the Human Rights Council will have a very negative impact on international mechanisms.
He explained that “the Yemeni issue is intended to be hidden from the international arena through the decision of the Human Rights Council,” stressing that “the crimes committed in Yemen amount to war crimes.”
Jendoubi added: “Is the move aimed at blocking the way for the investigators of the Saudi coalition’s war crimes?