UN votes to end Yemen war crimes probe in narrow defeat at Human Rights Council

Following a close vote, the

Following a close vote, the United Nations Human Rights Council is ending the mandate of its independent investigators who found that all parties in Yemen’s conflict had committed acts that may amount to war crimes.

On Thursday, 21 countries voted against the resolution put forward by the Netherlands to extend the war crimes probe, while 18 were in favor of it. Seven countries abstained and Ukraine was absent.

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