A/HRC/42/CRP.1 591. On the basis of the evidence collected and reviewed, the Group of Experts found reasonable grounds to believe that the Houthis are responsible, in al-Hudaydah, for enforced disappearances, arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment. The Group of Experts also found reasonable grounds to believe that individuals in the de facto authorities have committed acts that may amount to war crimes, including cruel treatment, torture and outrages upon personal dignity. (b) Yemeni armed forces and affiliated armed groups 592. The Group of Eminent Experts received reports of detention by the pro-Government forces914, as they advanced through al-Hudaydah. Detainees were reportedly held in the Abu Musa al-Ash'ari915 camp, al-Khawkhah district. The Group did not complete its investigations into these allegations by the time of finalization of this report. 6. Recruitment and use of children by Giants Brigades and Security Belt forces I never imagined that I would join the armed forces or the military. My dream was to become a teacher.” 18 year-old boy, recruited at the age of 15 and used in the hostilities in alHudaydah by the Security Belt 593. The Group of Experts interviewed three soldiers who were recruited by the UAEbacked Security Belt and the Giants Brigades in the context of the escalation of hostilities on the west coast. Two of them stated that they were 17 years old and the third one stated that he was 18 years old at the time of the interview. They stated that they had been recruited at the ages of 14, 15, and 17, respectively. The Group documented another 10 cases of children engaged in in the offensive in al-Durayhimi, al-Hudaydah, with one of them killed and two injured while taking part in the hostilities as members of the Giants Brigades and Security Belt. For additional information, refer to the Chapter ‘Impact of the Conflict on Children’. 7. Situation of the Fishing Community 594. The Group of Experts examined the situation of the fishing community on the western coast during the fighting in and around al-Hudaydah. The community continued to be affected by the conflict in various ways. Fishermen were hit by coalition airstrikes and Yemeni armed forces and affiliated UAE-backed groups’ shelling. Additionally, some of them remained disappeared, held incommunicado in Saudi Arabia. This has resulted in their livelihoods being severely affected and has had negative implications on the situation of their family members, who are left behind when fishermen heads of households are killed, injured or disappeared.916 595. The Group of Experts examined reports of new incidents that have occurred since its 2018 report involving the killing of fishermen by coalition warships in the Red Sea. Incidents that occurred in the months of May, July,917 August,918 and September919 2018 resulted in the killing of at least 32 fishermen and the injury of 19, with two further fishermen reported missing. In these incidents, the boats were reportedly completely destroyed. Most of the examined cases describe efforts made by the fishermen to communicate with the attacking warship or helicopter, either by waving hands, white flags, showing fish, or essentially by having a clearance and authorization from the port authorities acknowledging their legitimate presence in the sea. 920 914 Confidential Sources on File. Located at 13°48'59.78"N, 43°15'15.26"E. 916 Confidential Sources on File. 917 Confidential Sources on File. 918 Confidential Sources on File. 919 Confidential Sources on File. 920 Confidential Sources on File. 915 143