Human Rights Situation in Yemen

A/HRC/RES/42/2View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 2 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General, published in 2019.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2018–2019

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2019	A/HRC/RES/42/2	Human rights situation in Yemen	2,094	61%Compare
2018	A/HRC/RES/39/16	Human rights situation in Yemen	1,805	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

11 subjects

Accountability Commissions of Inquiry Experts Financial Assistance Human Rights Human Rights in Armed Conflicts Human Rights Violations Humanitarian Assistance Internal Security Technical Cooperation Yemen

What’s in this document?

21 operative paragraphs

Condemns the ongoing violations and abuses of international human rights law and violations of international humanitarian law in Yemen, including those involving the widespread recruitment and use of children by parties to the armed conflict, sexual and gender-based violence, arbitrary arrests and detention, denial of humanitarian access and attacks on civilians and civilian objects, including medical facilities and missions and their personnel, as well as schools, and emphasizes the importance of accountability;

Calls upon all parties to the armed conflict to respect their obligations and commitments under international human rights law and international humanitarian law, and in particular with regard to attacks against civilians and civilian objects, and to ensure rapid, unhindered, unimpeded, sustained and safe humanitarian access to the affected population nationwide, including by lifting obstacles to the importation of humanitarian goods, reducing bureaucratic delays, resuming salary payments for civil servants and ensuring the full cooperation of the Central Bank of Yemen;

Also calls upon all parties to the armed conflict in Yemen to end any use of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare, and in this regard to implement fully Security Council resolution 2417 (2018) of 24 May 2018, and in this context strongly urges States to conduct, in an independent manner, full, prompt, impartial and effective investigations within their jurisdiction into violations of international humanitarian law relating to the use of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare;

Further calls upon all parties to the armed conflict in Yemen to engage in the political process in an inclusive, peaceful and democratic way, ensuring the equal and meaningful participation and full involvement of women in the peace process, in accordance with Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) of 31 October 2000 and subsequent related resolutions, with all conflict resolution efforts and with commitments made as part of the outcome of the National Dialogue Conference;

Demands that all parties to the armed conflict in Yemen end the recruitment and use of children and release those who have already been recruited, and calls upon all parties to cooperate with the United Nations for their reintegration into their communities, taking into consideration the recommendations made by the Secretary-General in his report on children and armed conflict;⁴

⁴A/73/907–S/2019/509.

Calls upon all parties to the armed conflict in Yemen to implement fully Security Council resolutions 2216 (2015) and 2451 (2018) and the Stockholm Agreement, which will contribute to an improvement in the situation of human rights, and encourages all parties to reach a comprehensive agreement to end the conflict;

Reiterates the commitments and obligations of the Government of Yemen to ensure respect for the promotion and protection of the human rights of all individuals within its territory and subject to its jurisdiction, and in that connection recalls that Yemen is a party to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocols thereto on the involvement of children in armed conflict and on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the Protocol thereto, and looks forward to the Government continuing its efforts to promote and protect human rights;

Calls upon all parties to the armed conflict to immediately release all Baha’i detained in Yemen due to their religious belief, to cease their arbitrary arrest and detention and to cease the harassment and judicial persecution to which they are subjected;

Expresses deep concern at the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Yemen, and calls upon donor States and organizations to work on improving that situation by providing both political and diplomatic support, and financial support for the Yemen humanitarian response plan for 2019, including by fulfilling their pledges, and invites all bodies of the United Nations system and Member States to assist the development process to tackle the economic and social challenges faced by Yemen, in coordination with the international donor community and according to the priorities set by the Yemeni authorities;

Acknowledges the difficulty of the circumstances under which the National Commission of Inquiry operates, and that the continuation of the armed conflict and the continued violations and abuses of international human rights law and violations of international humanitarian law necessitate the continuation of the Commission’s mandate and the intensification of its work according to Presidential Decree No. 30 of 22 August 2019, and urges that its tasks be completed professionally, impartially and comprehensively;

Urges all parties to the armed conflict to take all the measures necessary to ensure effective, impartial and independent investigations into all alleged violations and abuses of human rights and alleged violations of international humanitarian law, in accordance with international standards, with a view to ending impunity;

Decides to renew the mandate of the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts for a further period of one year, renewable as authorized by the Human Rights Council, as follows:

To monitor and report on the situation of human rights, to carry out comprehensive investigations into all alleged violations and abuses of international human rights law and all alleged violations of international humanitarian law committed by all parties to the conflict since September 2014, including possible gender dimensions of such violations, to establish the facts and circumstances surrounding the alleged violations and abuses and, where possible, to identify those responsible;

To make recommendations on improving respect for and protection and fulfilment of international human rights law and international humanitarian law, and to provide guidance on access to justice, accountability, reconciliation and healing, as appropriate;

To engage with Yemeni authorities and all stakeholders, in particular relevant United Nations agencies, the field presence of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Yemen, authorities of the Gulf States and the League of Arab States, with a view to exchanging information and providing support for national, regional and international efforts to promote accountability for violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law in Yemen;

Requests the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts to present a comprehensive written report to the Human Rights Council at its forty-fifth session, to be followed by an interactive dialogue;

Decides to transmit that comprehensive written report of the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts to the General Assembly, and recommends that the Assembly transmit the report to all relevant bodies of the United Nations;

Encourages all parties to the armed conflict in Yemen to extend full and unfettered access and cooperation to the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts;

Requests the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner to continue to provide the full administrative, technical and logistical support necessary to enable the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts to carry out its mandate;

Requests the High Commissioner to continue to provide substantive capacity-building, technical assistance and advice and legal support to enable the National Commission of Inquiry to continue to investigate allegations of violations and abuses committed by all parties to the armed conflict in Yemen, and in line with international standards, and encourages all parties to the armed conflict in Yemen to extend full and transparent access and cooperation to the National Commission and the Office of the High Commissioner;

Also requests the High Commissioner to present to the Human Rights Council, at its forty-third session, an oral update on the situation of human rights in Yemen and the development and implementation of the present resolution.

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