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UN rights council renews Yemen war crimes probe
GENEVA, Sept 28, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – The United Nations Human Rights
Council voted to extend an international probe of alleged war crimes
committed in Yemen despite strong opposition from Saudi Arabia and several of
its allies.
Nations voted 21 to 8, with 18 abstentions, in favour of a resolution
that renewed the UN-backed investigation for a year. Last month,
investigators detailed evidence of possible war crimes committed in Yemen by
both the Saudi-backed coalition and the Huthi rebels supported by Iran.
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