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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
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