A/HRC/33/38 Figure X Incidents of deprivation of liberty documented by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, by month F. Killings 57. During the reporting period, OHCHR recorded the killing of six journalists and 11 attacks in which journalists were injured. It received reports indicating higher figures,25 but was unable to verify those reports. January 2016 witnessed the highest number of killings since the start of the conflict. OHCHR documented 27 killings in Aden alone. Most of the attacks were perpetrated by unknown armed men or groups affiliated with Al-Qaida or with ISIL and frequently targeted members of the security forces, judicial authorities and civilians. .58 Eyewitnesses stated that on 16 August 2015, the pro-Hadi Popular Resistance Committees allegedly killed a suspected pro-Houthi sniper and put his naked body on public display on Twenty-Six September Street, Taizz city. 26 Local residents stated that the victim was killed while face down and his body was dragged before being hung upside down. In another incident, witnesses stated that on 12 March 2016, a suspected pro-Houthi fighter had been captured near Al-Asbahi store in Al-Saeed neighborhood in Al-Qahirah District, Taizz, and allegedly shot in the head three times by members of the Popular Resistance Committees. G. Impact on children 59. The ongoing conflict has had a devastating impact on children. Information collected by the country task force on monitoring and reporting27 suggests that 620 children have been killed and 758 children maimed as a result of fighting since July 2015 (see figure 25 26 27 18 The Studies and Economic Media Center, in its report Media Freedom Violations Report Yemen 2015, reported that 14 journalists had been killed in 2015, that 254 journalists had been deprived of liberty and that 46 media institutions and journalists’ houses had been attacked. The incident was further corroborated by open sources, including videos. The country task force on monitoring and reporting, established in the context of the monitoring and reporting mechanism on grave violations against children in situations of armed conflict, comprises 15 United Nations agencies and international non-governmental organizations, and currently covers 50 districts over 10 governorates.

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