U.N. agrees international experts to probe Yemen war crimes
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 / 12:01 PM / UPDATED 28 MINUTES AGO
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations agreed on Friday to establish a group of eminent experts to examine all human rights violations committed in Yemens war and to identify those responsible.
In a last-minute compromise hammered out between Western powers and Arab countries, the U.N. Human Rights Council adopted by consensus with a vote a resolution which the Yemen delegation said it accepted.
A credible international investigation is necessary in order to comprehensively, transparently, independently and impartially establish facts and circumstances surrounding violations with a view to put an end to the cycle of impunity in Yemen, the Dutch delegate told the forum on behalf of a core group of Western states.
Reporting by Stephanie Nebehay; editng by Tom Miles
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