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(k)
Conduct transparent, independent, impartial and effective gendersensitive investigations of all violations and crimes in accordance with international
standards, to ensure accountability for the perpetrators and justice for the victims;
(l)
conflict;
Cease and prevent the recruitment and use of children in the armed
(m) Establish an independent and competent mechanism to ensure the
identification, release, recovery and reintegration of all children, including girls, who
have been recruited or used in hostilities by all parties to the conflict.
112. The Group of Experts recommends that the international community,
including the League of Arab States:
(a)
Promote efforts led by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for
Yemen to cease hostilities, reach a sustainable and inclusive peace and ensure
accountability for serious violations and crimes;
(b)
Refrain from providing arms that could be used in the conflict in Yemen.
113. Furthermore, the Group of Experts recommends that the Human Rights
Council:
(a)
Ensure that the situation of human rights in Yemen remains on its
agenda by renewing the mandate of the Group of Experts;
(b)
Urge the Security Council to emphasize the human rights dimensions of
the conflict in Yemen and the need to ensure that there will be no impunity for the
most serious crimes.
II. Technical assistance provided by the Office of the High
Commissioner to the National Commission of Inquiry
114. During the reporting period, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights (OHCHR) continued to provide technical assistance to the National
Commission of Inquiry pursuant to Council resolution 36/31. OHCHR organized seven
training sessions and workshops for the commissioners and staff of the Commission on
applicable international law, human rights monitoring and documentation, investigation
methodologies, report writing, administration, finance and information management.
115. OHCHR conducted two training sessions in Kuala Lumpur in November and
December 2017. The first session, for field monitors of the Commission, focused on human
rights investigation and monitoring methodologies. The second session, for the
investigators of the Commission, focused on applicable international law, human rights
monitoring, gender integration and documentation in the context of limited access.
116. OHCHR conducted a workshop in January 2018 in Addis Ababa on documenting
human rights violations and report writing for the commissioners of the Commission of
Inquiry. This included the sharing of best practices by the Ethiopian Human Rights
Commission. OHCHR held another workshop for the commissioners on protecting human
rights in the context of countering terrorism in March 2018 in Amman.
117. OHCHR organized a training session on investigation methodologies for human
rights violations in March 2018 in Beirut for investigators of the Commission. In April
2018, it delivered a training session for administration and finance staff of the Commission
on best practices in archiving, information protection, finance and budgetary matters. It also
organized a seminar on international humanitarian law for the commissioners in July 2018
in Amman. OHCHR was unable to proceed with two additional planned workshops that
were to be held in Geneva.
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