A/HRC/36/33 the Team appeared to accept assertions that an intended target was a legitimate military objective as sufficient justification for carrying out attacks that resulted in civilian casualties and damage or destruction of civilian objects. Critically, to date, it appears that no concrete actions have been taken in relation to either prosecutions or reparations to the victims and survivors of such incidents. 81. On 22 June 2017, pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 115, the Government of Yemen opened an investigation into alleged torture and enforced disappearances by United Arab Emirates and its allied Yemeni forces in the south of the country.52 As of mid-August 2017, the six-member committee conducting the investigation had not yet released its findings. 82. As far as OHCHR was aware, efforts by Houthi/Saleh forces to pursue accountability for violations and abuses were limited to a single incident, which took place on 31 July 2016, in Sha’ab Al-Shaqab valley, Al-Malagim district, Al-Bayda Governorate. That day a group of armed men affiliated with Houthi/Saleh forces went to the homes of four influential tribal leaders in the Al-Omer area, Dhi Na’im district and made demands. When the sheiks failed to acquiesce, they were abducted from their homes and taken to the valley, 20 kilometres away. Their bodies were found there three days later. Autopsies reportedly determined that they had been killed by multiple gunshot wounds, many in their backs. As a result of significant outrage within the community, criminal charges were filed against three of the individuals involved. As of June 2017, the case was still pending. 83. OHCHR acknowledges the efforts made towards accountability by the parties to the conflict, but notes that they are wholly insufficient to respond to the gravity of the violations and abuses that are continuing every day in Yemen. VIII. Conclusions and recommendations 84. The perpetuation of the conflict and its consequences on the population in Yemen continue to be devastating, with the situation in Yemen currently being the largest humanitarian crisis in the world.53 At least 4,980 civilians have been killed and more than 8,540 injured since the beginning of the conflict. Millions, particularly the most vulnerable, face threats of cholera, famine and displacement. The economy teeters on the brink of collapse. 85. The conflict has given rise to unrelenting allegations of violations and abuses of international human rights law and violations of international humanitarian law. The degeneration of the situation has created security vacuums that are increasingly exploited, including by new armed groups in the south and groups affiliated with AlQaida. 86. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights recognizes the attempts of the National Commission to document and report on violations and abuses. However, the National Commission is not perceived as being impartial and, in the absence of recognition by all parties to the conflict, it cannot deliver comprehensive impartial reporting on the human rights situation in Yemen. 87. The High Commissioner reiterates his call to the parties to the conflict and the international community to cease hostilities; reach a negotiated and durable solution to the conflict; adhere to the principles of international humanitarian law and international human rights law; and allow and facilitate rapid and unimpeded passage of humanitarian relief. 52 53 16 See www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-abuse-idUSKBN19F08D?il=0. See http://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/usgerc-stephen-o-brien-statement-security-council-missionsyemen-south-sudan-somalia.