Recommendations

Mwatana for Human Rights calls upon the UN Security Council and the UN Special Envoy to:

Continuously emphasize on the matter of accountability and end to impunity of all parties to the conflict in Yemen
Oblige all parties to end all measures that have worsened the humanitarian crisis and to open all land, sea and air ports for humanitarian aid and commercial flights.
Make public positions available, on regular basis, articulating violations committed by all parties to the conflict based on documented facts, and not according to political desires of certain parties to the conflict.

Mwatana for Human Rights calls upon Human Rights Council and High Commissioner for Human Rights to:

Continue to promote and support the work of the Panel of Experts.
Continuously emphasize on the matter of accountability and end to impunity of all parties to the conflict in Yemen.

Mwatana for Human Rights calls upon Netherlands, Canada, Ireland, Belgium and other influential countries on Yemen to:

Exercise pressure on all parties to the conflict, especially the Arab Coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, to put an end to the human crisis and to open all land, sea and air ports for humanitarian and commercial flights.
Shed greater light on human rights violations by all parties and to ensure continued accountability and an end to the policy of impunity.
Support the work of the Panel of Experts established by the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Exercise pressure on all parties to release all forcibly disappeared and arbitrarily detained persons.

Mwatana for Human Rights calls upon the Arab Coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE to:

End all measures that have worsened Yemen’s humanitarian tragedy and to open all land, sea and air ports for humanitarian and commercial flights.
Cease targeting civilians and civilian objects such as markets, farms, infrastructure and facilities.
Launch a transparent and impartial investigation into the facts documented by Mwatana and any other facts that resulted in civilian casualties; announce the results of this investigation and hold those responsible accountable.
Provide compensation to civilian victims and those affected by air strikes, whether in material or in human lives.
Disclose information on the intended military targets of air strikes that resulted in civilian casualties and all parties involved in such raids.
Make public the procedures followed before, during and after air strikes and whether any changes were made to ensure that civilians are protected, particularly in light of civilians’ casualties -killed and injured.
End supporting extremist armed groups involved in human rights violations in various areas under control of the Coalition.
Disclose the fate of the forcibly disappeared and arbitrarily detained persons in detention centers run by the Arab Coalition Forces and groups it supports.
Investigate all cases of torture against detainees held in detention centers run by the Arab Coalition Forces and groups it supports, and hold those responsible accountable.
Commit to fund all humanitarian needs of civilians affected by the Coalition attacks and operations.

Mwatana for Human Rights calls upon the countries supporting the Arab Coalition, especially the U.S., UK and France to:

Stop arms deals to Saudi Arabia and the UAE which would possibly be used in attacks, amounting to war crimes, on civilians and civilian objects in Yemen.

Investigate the coalition attacks documented by Mwatana, and other incidents that resulted in civilian casualties in which US and UK-made weapons might have been used; or carried out with logistic, intelligence or any other form of support by the U.S. and the UK.
Exercise pressure on Saudi Arabia and the UAE to end to all actions and measures that exacerbated the humanitarian crisis and to reopen all land, sea and air ports for the humanitarian and commercial flights.
Cease negative efforts that aim at hampering investigation and accountability measures.

Mwatana calls upon the U.S. in particular to:

Evaluate Drones operations and ground attacks in Yemen; to investigate the attacks that have led to the killing and wounding of civilians and some other civilian damages; to seek justice and compensation for the victims, hold those responsible accountable and prevent the recurrence of such incidents.
Make public legal grounds on which the U.S. based its targeted killings in Yemen.
Reveal identity of victims, and the number of civilians killed and wounded as a result of the US attacks in Yemen, in addition to the measures used to establish who is, and who is not, civilian.
Disclose procedures followed before, during and after air strikes, and whether any changes were made to ensure that civilians are protected.
Investigate the human rights violations, including cases of torture and the secret prisons, carried out by the UAE forces and UAE supported armed groups, in the name of fighting terrorism, and the extent to which these violations are linked to the US-UAE partnership in the fight against terrorism- and to hold those responsible accountable.

Mwatana calls upon other countries involved in arms deals with the Arab Coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E., especially Italy to:

Stop arms deals to Saudi Arabia and the UAE which would possibly be used in attacks, amounting to war crimes, on civilians and civilian objects in Yemen.
Investigate the Coalition’s attacks documented by Mwatana and other incidents that resulted in civilian casualties in which Italian-made weapons might have been used.
Support efforts to investigate Coalition’s attacks that resulted in civilian casualties in which weapons manufactured in those countries might have been used or were carried out with logistic, intelligence or any other form of support by those countries.

Mwatana calls upon the pro-Hadi government to:

Condemn violations against International Humanitarian Law and Customary International Law by the Arab Coalition forces and demand the cessation of attacks against civilians and civilian objects.
Condemn violations against International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law carried out by pro-Coalition groups and forces.
Call upon the Arab Coalition to provide detailed information on the intended military objectives of the aerial attacks in which civilians were killed or in which civilian objects were targeted; and publicize them, hold those responsible accountable and compensate the victims.
Call upon the Arab Coalition to open all land, sea, and air ports for humanitarian and commercial flights and to end all measures and actions that have exacerbated the human tragedy in Yemen.
Demand that the Arab Coalition bears the full financial cost of the human tragedy caused by its military operations.
Oblige the Yemeni military and security forces and the armed forces it supports to respect International Human Rights Law and the International Humanitarian Law.
Establish a formal mechanism to seek immediate compensation for the damages caused to civilians by U.S. attacks in Yemen.

Mwatana calls upon the Ansar Allah group (the Houthis) to:

Investigate all incidents of restricting, denying or confiscating the humanitarian aid, as well as to hold those responsible accountable and prevent their recurrence.
Put an end to all measures that may hamper access to the humanitarian aid to different areas under its control.
Put an end to all the bureaucratic measures that may affect the efficiency of the humanitarian response.
Stop storing weapons or stationing in populated areas.
Instruct the military leaders, who might be targeted by the Coalition, to move out of the residential areas during times of armed conflict.
Stop carrying out indiscriminate attacks from and against populated areas.
Stop using indiscriminate weapons.
Disclose the procedures followed before, during and after ground attacks and whether any changes were made to ensure that civilians are protected after incidents in which civilians are killed or injured.
Immediately cease recruiting child soldiers and release from duty all child soldiers who are under 18.
Stop targeting hospitals, medical centers and staff; to neutralize them and stop stationing in or near hospitals and medical centers or using them, fully or partly for combat purposes.
Evacuate all schools it occupied immediately; and prevent the recurrence of occupying and using them for security and combating purposes, under any circumstances.
Immediately stop using anti-personnel and anti-vehicle mines, as well as explosive bombs in civilian areas.
Disclose the maps of the areas that are contaminated with anti-personnel and anti-vehicle mines, particularly non-military areas that are or might be used by the civilians.
Fully cooperate with all the concerned bodies, including the international and local bodies that are concerned with demining activities, so that such areas contaminated with anti-personnel and anti-vehicle mines can be easily identified.
Cease using torture in prisons and other detention centers; and to hold accountable those who are responsible for the acts of torture documented by Mwatana, along with the other cases of torture.
Immediately release all the forcibly detained people; and to reveal the fate of the victims of the enforced disappearance and to release them without any delay that may increase the risks against their lives or may prolong restrictions on their freedom.
Immediately release all the forcibly detained Baha’is; and to disclose the fate of the victims of the enforced disappearance.
Revoke death sentence delivered by the Specialized Penal Court against the Baha’i man, Hamed Kamal Mohammed Haidara, and release him immediately.
Immediately cease all the acts of harassment and the arbitrary measures against the members of the Baha’i minority.
Immediately release all the detained journalists.
Immediately put an end to all the restrictions imposed on work of the press; and to stop harassment against journalists.

Mwatana calls upon the leadership of the local authority, pro-Hadi military forces and the resistance armed groups in Taiz to:

Avoid stationing near residential areas, where civilians and civilian objects are located, and avoid launching attacks from these areas.
Abide by International Humanitarian Law and Humanitarian Customary Law and distinguish between civilian objects and military targets. To abide by the international humanitarian law and the humanitarian Customary law and to distinguish between civilian objects and military targets.
Cease shelling of any civilian residential areas indiscriminately without distinguishing between civilian objects and military targets or without complying with the criterion of proportionality.
Disclose the procedures followed before, during and after ground attacks and whether any changes were made to ensure that civilians are protected after incidents in which civilians are killed or injured.
Immediately cease recruiting child soldiers and release from duty all child soldiers who are under 18.
Stop targeting hospitals, medical centers and staff; to neutralize them and stop stationing in or near hospitals and medical centers or using them, fully or partly, for combat purposes.
Move out of all the occupied schools immediately and to neutralize schools in the armed conflict with the Ansar Allah (the Houthi) group.
Release all arbitrary detainees and to reveal the fate of the victims of enforced disappearance.

Mwatana calls upon the leadership of the local authority, pro-Hadi military forces and the resistance armed groups in Mareb to:

Release all arbitrary detainees and reveal the fate of the victims of enforced disappearance.
Instruct all checkpoints officers, on the Road of Sana’a, Mareb, Seiyun to stop all forms of arbitrary practices against some travelers, based on their home regions or surnames.
Immediately cease recruiting child soldiers and release from duty all child soldiers who are under 18.
Activate the role of the Public Prosecution and the courts to look into the charges filed against tens of detainees.

Mwatana for Human Rights calls upon the Security Belt forces to:

Release all arbitrary detainees and to reveal the fate of the victims of enforced disappearance.
Investigate all torture cases documented by Mwatana and other incidents and hold accountable those who are responsible.
Stop targeting hospitals, medical centers and staff; investigate all incidents documented by Mwatana and other incidents and hold those responsible accountable.
Immediately cease using schools for military purposes.
Instruct all checkpoints to cease all forms of arbitrary practices against travelers based on their home regions and to guarantee freedom of movement in all territories under their control.
Immediately cease recruiting child soldiers and release from duty all child soldiers who are under 18.

Mwatana calls upon the Hadrami Elite forces and Shabwani Elite forces to:

Release all arbitrary detainees and to reveal the fate of the victims of enforced disappearance.
Investigate cases of torture in detention centers under its control and hold those responsible accountable.

Immediately cease recruiting child soldiers and release from duty all child soldiers who are under 18.

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