Human rights minister calls on UN to stop aggression against Yemen

YemenExtra,19 March,2017

The minister of Human rights Alya Faisal called on Wednesday the United Nations to double its efforts to stop the Saudi aggression against Yemen.

During her meeting with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Dr. Obaid Ahmed Obaid, affirmed the importance of forming a joint team of the ministry and the OHCHR to record violations and damage that carried out by the aggression.

The human rights minister also called to lift the land, air and sea blockade and to form an international investigation committee on the crimes committed against the Yemeni people.

Dr. Obaid expressed his readiness to provide technical support for the ministry’s staff, pointing out that the OHCHR is currently preparing report about the human rights in Yemen.