UN Condemns Likely Saudi and UAE ‘War Crimes’ in Yemen
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Report also condemns Houthi recruitment of child soldiers, but does not explore role of the US and UK in supplying arms to Saudi-led coalition
By Middle East Eye
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A group of UN experts has said that Saudi and Emirati forces may have committed war crimes in Yemen.
A report launched on Tuesday by the Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen (YemenGEE) established in 2017 by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, concluded that individuals in the governments of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) could be prosecuted for acts that amount to international crimes “subject to determination by an independent and competent court”.
The report comes as US officials have expressed concerns over recent deadly air...