A/HRC/42/CRP.1 (f) provide compensation for wrongful civilian deaths, injuries and harm, and ensure systems are in place for civilians to be informed of investigation results and to request compensation or other forms of redress; (g) systematically track civilian casualties from coalition military operations as part of post-operation battle damage assessments; explain the basis for determining whether a person killed or injured by a coalition operation is a civilian; provide regular public updates on the number of civilian casualties caused by coalition military operations; (h) continually review civilian casualty findings to understand causes for harm to civilians and use the information to establish lessons learned to prevent future such occurrences; (i) immediately shut down all secret detention facilities and hand over to the Government of Yemen all detainees under the control of coalition States or affiliated armed groups whose detention is not in accordance with the laws of Yemen or international law. 5. To third States 932. States should take all reasonable measures designed to ensure respect for international humanitarian law by all parties to the conflict, taking into account their level of influence. 933. Considering the prevailing risk that arms provided to parties to the conflict in Yemen may be used to commit or facilitate serious violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law, States should prohibit the authorization of transfers of, and refrain from providing, arms that could be used in the conflict to such parties. 6. To the United Nations and the international community 934. The international community, including States and regional and international organizations, should promote and support all efforts, notably by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, to reach a cessation of hostilities and achieve a sustainable and inclusive peace and to ensure accountability for serious violations and crimes. 935. The international community, through the United Nations, should use all diplomatic, humanitarian and other peaceful means to assist Yemen in meeting its responsibility to protect its people from war crimes and violations of international human rights law. 936. The Human Rights Council should ensure that the situation of human rights in Yemen remains on its agenda by renewing the mandate of the Group of Experts. 937. The Human Rights Council should request the Group to report periodically to the Council and to collect and preserve evidence of alleged violations. 938. The Human Rights Council should ensure that the resources provided to the Group of Experts allow for the effective delivery of its mandate, including for assuring continuity of the secretariat. 939. The Human Rights Council should 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. 940. Relevant regional organizations should develop strategies to ensure accountability for perpetrators of crimes under international law in Yemen, including through sustained engagement with Yemen and support for an international justice mechanism. 941. Member States should exercise jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute alleged perpetrators of serious crimes under international law committed in Yemen. 226

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