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conflict; in particular, by refraining from providing arms and military support
to the parties;
(b)
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;
(c)
To fulfil duties to investigate and where appropriate prosecute war crimes
within their jurisdiction and relevant human rights violations, and to collaborate
so as to be able pursue “universal jurisdiction” prosecutions in relevant cases.
6.
To the United Nations and the international community
(a)
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, through a peace process which includes the full
involvement of women, minority groups and youth;
(b)
Take specific initiatives to support accountability for serious violations
and crimes, as outlined in para 99 of the official report;
(c)
Support the integration of human rights into negotiations of any peace
process, avoiding any steps which would undermine respect for human rights
and accountability (e.g. the granting of blanket amnesties), and supporting
processes towards effective transitional justice;
(d)
Ensure that the listing/de-listing process within the Monitoring and
Reporting Mechanism (MRM) is based on the criteria defined by the SecretaryGeneral Report (S/2010/181) in2010 and is applied evenly across all parties to the
conflict in Yemen.
(e)
Deploy dedicated gender-based violence investigators to the field within
relevant UN entities, including OHCHR;
(f)
Support and build upon the pre-existing network of local and
international women’s advocacy and protection NGOs, including by
reinvigorating an independent network of safe spaces and shelters in partnership
with the gender-based violence cluster;
(g)
Ensure adequate child protection in emergencies (CPiE) expertise and
resources in future budgets;
(h)
Support and facilitate additional capacity development programmes in
order to strengthen the operation and human rights compliance of the justice
system;
(i)
Provide appropriate funding of humanitarian aid to support fulfilment of
human rights in Yemen.
7.
In particular, the Group of Experts recommends that:
(a)
The Human Rights Council ensure that the situation of human rights
in Yemen remains on its agenda by: renewing the mandate of the Group of
Eminent International and Regional Experts; and ensuring that the resources
provided to the Group allow for the effective delivery of its mandate including
collecting, preserving and analysing information related to violations and
crimes;
(b)
The Security Council integrate the human rights dimensions of the
conflict in Yemen more fully into its agenda; and ensure there is no impunity
for the most serious crimes by, inter alia, referring the situation in Yemen to
the International Criminal Court, and expanding the list of persons subject to
Security Council sanctions.
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