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Yemen's legitimate government on Thursday said the findings of a UN panel of regional and international experts tasked with monitoring human rights in the country were biased and turned a blind eye to violations of the Houthi militia.
We reject the extension of the panel's mandate because its findings exceeded the standards of professionalism, neutrality and integrity, it said in a statement carried by Saba news agency.
"The panel proved through its irregularities included in its findings that it has politicised the human rights situation in Yemen in order to cover up the crimes of a militia which carried out a military coup," the government said.
"The panel's bias in favor of the Houthi militia aims to create a new political context conflicting with the UN Security Council's resolutions on Yemen, on top of which is the resolution 2216".
The panel was established in September 2017. It requested to extend its mission on Wednesday as it released its report accusing the government of internationally recognised president Abdrabbuh Mansur and an Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates fighting in Yemen of human rights violations. It also accused the Houthis of human rights violations.
The coalition intervened militarily against the Houthis, who ousted the government, at the end of March 2015.
Human rights organisations accuse all the warring parties of human rights abuses including indiscriminate attacks against civilians and civilian properties, arbitrary arrests and imprisonment, and torture of detainees including sexual abuse.
The situation in Yemen is worrying, the panel said on Wednesday, adding that all parties to the conflict have committed war crimes.
Kamel Al-Jendoubi, chairperson of the panel, said: "In light of the gravity of the situation and the limited time given to the mandate, additional investigations are needed".
However, the government confirmed its refusal of international mechanisms impairing its legitimacy, saying only national mechanisms can serve justice and accountability and that international mechanisms complete the national ones.
