Reuters: Saudi Arabia block the opening of an independent investigation for violations in Yemen

Human Rights Council of the United Nations on Thursday refused to open an independent investigation into violations in Yemen and demanded instead a national commission of inquiry to investigate abuses committed by all parties including the killing of civilians and attacks on hospitals.

The move sparked a disappointment activists in the field of human rights who were invited – along with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein Bin – to open, especially in air raids by Saudi alliance in support of the Government of Hadi independent investigation.

And receive the United Nations blamed the coalition raids in the death of 60 percent of the nearly 3,800 civilians have been killed since March 2015.

Salma Amer said the United Nations responsible activity in the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, in a statement, “Until now, Saudi Arabia and its allies such as the United States showed that they are still able to block the efforts of the United Nations to ensure accountability for war crimes in Yemen.”

And the adoption of the Council, which includes 47 countries, a decision made by Arab countries calling for the Human Rights Office of the International Organization to provide “substantial technical assistance and advice in areas such as accounting and legal support.”

It is expected that the Yemeni investigation can be “completed his survey with regard to allegations of violations and abuses committed by all relevant parties in Yemen.”

He said senior officials of the United Nations the issue of Yemen, a test of the credibility of the Council, after falling nearly a year ago for an independent investigation.

He said John Fisher official at Human Rights Watch, “provides decision to the Commissioner a clear mandate to send more investigators to Yemen to investigate thoroughly the abuses by all parties and the Declaration of the report.”

He added, “intense pressure from Saudi Arabia against a comprehensive international investigation shows why should suspend (membership) of the country in the Council and not to be re-elected.”

Prince Zeid said last month that the National Investigation lacks neutrality since it focused on the alleged violations committed by the “Ansar Allah” and his allies did not seek to track down the perpetrators.

The European Union and the withdrawal of a tougher tone was sponsored by the Netherlands hours of the adoption of the Arab project by unanimous decision.

An official at the United Nations, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Britain’s ally Saudi Arabia blocked the draft resolution, which was sponsored by the Netherlands in the European Union.

The draft resolution provides for the Dutch to send a fact-finding mission of the United Nations fact to Yemen to report on violations there in March 2017.

The Delegation of the European Union said that the Arab draft resolution rate “is the text represents a reasonable compromise, and that the European Union would support the decision.”