International body must probe Yemen situation: UN

The UN high commissioner for human rights has expressed concerns over the ongoing Saudi air strikes against Yemen, calling for an “independent” international inquiry into rights violations in the country.

The situation in Yemen should be subjected to a “comprehensive inquiry by an international independent body,” Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein said in the Swiss city of Geneva on Tuesday.

Zeid’s remarks come as Saudi Arabia has been incessantly pounding Yemen since March 2015, with the UN putting the death toll from the military aggression at about 10,000.

The offensive was launched to reinstate Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, a Saudi ally who has resigned as Yemen’s president.

UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen Jamie McGoldrick said last month that the death toll from the Saudi military aggression could rise even further as some areas had no medical facilities, and that people were often buried without any official record being made.

EA