{"id":12904,"date":"2015-10-02T06:53:48","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T11:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=12904"},"modified":"2015-10-02T06:54:01","modified_gmt":"2015-10-02T11:54:01","slug":"saudi-arabia-sinks-un-war-crimes-probe-in-yemen-washington-stays-silent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=12904","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia sinks UN war crimes probe in Yemen, Washington stays silent"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saudi Arabia sinks UN war crimes probe in Yemen, Washington stays silent<\/a><\/h3>\n
The Netherlands dropped their bid to establish an independent UN-led probe into alleged war crimes in Yemen, yielding to an alternative resolution proposed by Saudi Arabia, which stands accused of causing most of the civilian deaths in the conflict.<\/div>\n
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The Saudis are leading a coalition of countries, whcih since late March has been using their military to attack Houthi rebels in Yemen in an attempt to put ousted President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi back into power. According to UN numbers published on Tuesday, at least 2,355 civilians have been killed during the six months of the conflict. The majority of them died in Saudi attacks.<\/p>\n

The latest of alleged atrocities in the Yemen war is an apparent Saudi airstrike that killed 131 guests at a wedding party. The Saudis, who have air superiority in Yemeni airspace, denied any involvement.<\/p>\n

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#<\/span>YEMEN<\/span><\/a>: 131 civilians\u00a0civilians killed in alleged Saudi airstrike on wedding in Al-Wahijah village http:\/\/<\/span>on.rt.com\/6sgu\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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According to Amnesty International, many civilian killings in Yemen can be considered\u00a0war crimes<\/a>. In September, UN human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein called for an independent, international inquiry into alleged war crimes in the country. The Netherlands submitted a draft resolution to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) shortly after, which among other things called for UN experts to be sent to Yemen to investigate allegations of crimes committed by all parties involved. The proposal was backed by a number of European countries.<\/p>\n

The document was opposed by Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, all members of the council, as well as the Yemeni government in exile. The Saudis allegedly won their place at the council through a secret deal with the British government, according to the cables exposed by whistleblower website WikiLeaks.<\/p>\n

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