Absence of int’l probe into coalition crimes aggravated Yemen humanitarian catastrophe: Human Rights Minister

SANAA, April 3 (YPA) – Human Rights Minister Alia Abdullatif on Wednesday said that the lack of an independent and impartial international probe into violations and crimes committed against millions of Yemenis was a major cause of the worsening humanitarian catastrophe and the continuation of daily killing in Yemen.

Abdullatif, in a statement issued by the Ministry, condemned the shameful international silence and the UN’s abandonment of applying the principles of human rights, which she considered “a legitimization of the barbaric aggression that targeted all elements of life in Yemen.”

The statement indicated that the coalition’s military operations represented a flagrant violation of all international conventions, norms and laws. It explained that the coalition has used force, violated national sovereignty, occupied parts of Yemeni territory and systematically manipulated Yemen’s resources and wealth.

The ministry mentioned that the coalition aircrafts have waged 250,000 air raids using various weapons and internationally-banned cluster and phosphorus bombs, which caused the death and injury of thousands of civilians and the displacement of millions of them.

The minister called on all international, governmental and independent actors and bodies to assume their responsibilities and to play their role in stopping the aggression, lifting the siege and reducing the aggravation of the humanitarian disaster in Yemen.

She held the Saudi-led coalition and the countries involved in the aggression responsible for all crimes and violations committed against the Yemeni people.

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