{"id":772,"date":"2017-09-13T14:57:40","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T14:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madaresharghi.com\/saudis-say-time-not-ripe-for-international-yemen-probe\/"},"modified":"2017-09-13T14:57:40","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T14:57:40","slug":"saudis-say-time-not-ripe-for-international-yemen-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madaresharghi.ir\/en\/saudis-say-time-not-ripe-for-international-yemen-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudis say time not ripe for international Yemen probe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The time is not right for an independent international inquiry into human rights violations in Yemen, Saudi Arabia\u2019s ambassador to the UN in Geneva said on Wednesday, responding to calls from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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\n\tThe Netherlands and Canada are backing a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council, mandating an international inquiry, but Saudi Ambassador Abdulaziz Alwasil said a national Yemeni commission would be in a better position to investigate, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n

\n\tSaudi Arabia and its allies have been carrying out airstrikes against Yemen since March 2015 in support of the country\u2019s former government which stepped down.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThe aggression has killed over 10,000 people.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe are working together to hopefully come to a compromise,\u201d Alwasil said.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe have no objection to the inquiry itself, we just have a discussion about the timing, whether this is the right time to establish an international commission, with the difficulties on the ground,\u201d Alwasil said.<\/p>\n

\n\tUN human rights chief, Zeid Ra\u2018ad al-Hussein, has long called for an independent international inquiry into the conflict and says Yemen\u2019s National Commission is not up to the job of investigating the situation.<\/p>\n

\n\tZeid said on Monday there had been only \u201cminimal\u201d efforts at holding people to account in what the United Nations has branded the world\u2019s worst humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n

\n\tFor the past two years the 47-member Human Rights Council has rejected the Dutch demand for an international probe and backed the Saudi view that favors a Yemeni commission.<\/p>\n

\n\tAlwasil said he again expected the council to back its stance, adding that a locally formed commission would have better access and connections around the country.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Saudi envoy said the international community should focus its efforts on gaining access for humanitarian personnel.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Saudi-led coalition has also has set up a team to investigate civilian casualties. On Tuesday, it said it had found a series of deadly airstrikes had been largely justified.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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