Yemen: Military Intervention

(asked on 13th January 2017) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of the findings of the Saudi-led coalition Joint Incident and Assessment Team report, published on 5 August 2016.


Answered by
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Tobias Ellwood
This question was answered on 23rd January 2017

The UK welcomes the release by the Joint Incident Assessment Team (JIAT) on 4 August of the outcome of eight investigations into incidents of alleged breaches of international humanitarian law in Yemen, and the further release of five investigations on 6 December. We regularly press, including at senior levels, the need for the Saudi-led Coalition to conduct thorough and conclusive investigations into reports of alleged violations of international humanitarian law.

The Saudi-led Coalition announced the composition and investigation process of the JIAT on 4 August. This announcement conveyed that the JIAT would comprise representation from six Coalition countries, would operate with independence and neutrality, and will conduct investigations in accordance with international processes. Although the UK is not a member of the JIAT and has not directly participated in investigations, we continue to provide advice and support to the JIAT on the process for investigations.

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