A/HRC/27/44 rights violations committed in Al-Dhale’a, Amran and other regions, in particular in cases resulting in deaths and attacks against civilian targets such as schools and hospitals. Regrets that no immediate safe access was provided for humanitarian organizations to assist the affected population; (d) Calls for the swift approval by the Parliament to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and the accession to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court; she also calls for the Parliament to endorse the Law on Enforced Disappearances and the draft law establishing the national human rights institution; (e) Notes the progress made in receiving individual claims by the Commission to Consider and Address Land Issues and the Commission on Forcibly Dismissed Employees for Southern Yemen as a demonstration of the Government’s commitment to addressing long-standing grievances and to create confidence and strongly encourages the Government to act upon the Commissions’ recommendations; (f) Regrets that, since September 2012, no appointments have been made of the commissioners on the national commission of inquiry into allegations of human rights violations that occurred in 2011. This delay hampers the credibility of any investigation and points to a lack of solid commitment by the Government towards redress and justice for victims of past human rights violations; (g) Regrets that a decision on the Law on Transitional Justice and National Reconciliation has yet to be adopted, despite repeated requests by the Security Council and the Human Rights Council among others. Encourages the Government to cooperate with OHCHR in order to fully align the law with international human rights norms, standards and best practices; (h) Expresses her concern over the continued detention of individuals arrested in connection with the 2011 events, despite formal commitments towards their release; notes the frequent practice of prolonged detention without trial or without proper arrest warrants and documentation; and is further concerned that peaceful protests, particularly in southern Yemen, are often suppressed, at times with force, with reported arrests, injuries or deaths of protesters; (i) Encourages the Government to cooperate with the United Nations human rights mechanisms, particularly by extending a standing invitation to special procedures. 71. The High Commissioner recommends that the Government of Yemen take the following measures, some of them reiterated from her previous reports: (a) Expedite the establishment of the national commission of inquiry by naming its members and providing it with all facilities to carry out its task immediately; (b) Repeal Amnesty Law No. 1 (2012) and comply with international human rights law prohibiting immunity for those responsible for serious human rights violations, including war crimes and crimes against humanity; (c) Cooperate with OHCHR to revise the draft Law on Transitional Justice and National Reconciliation to be in conformity with international norms, standards and best practices; (d) Release all individuals imprisoned for their peaceful participation in the 2011 events and, according to due process and fair trial standards, verify the names of missing persons and inform their families of their whereabouts; and put an end to the 16

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