UN rights council renews Yemen war crimes probe
Friday 28/September/2018 - 05:05 PM
Yemen war
The United Nations Human Rights Council voted to
extend an international probe of alleged war crimes committed in Yemen, France
24 reported Friday.
Nations voted 21 to 8, with 18 abstentions, in favor
of a resolution that renewed the UN-backed investigation for a year.
The Saudi-led coalition and the Yemeni government,
which together are battling the Houthis, strongly criticized the probe's
initial report, arguing that it underplayed rebel violations and Iran's role.
The approved resolution led by a group of European
states and Canada calls on investigators to deliver another report next
September.
