A - Situation of human rights in Yemen, including violations and

The Group of Experts notes that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the Government of Yemen, all of whom cooperated with the Group of Experts in its first year, sent detailed lists to United Nations leadership of points they took issue with in the Group of Experts’ first report, and noted that they would not cooperate with the Group of Experts following renewal of its mandat. [...] In assessing the credibility and reliability of each direct source, the Group of Experts considered, inter alia: the means by which the witness obtained the information; the reasons why the witness may have provided the information; the physical location of the witness in relation to the event or incident; potential biases including political affiliations and personal interests; the physical locat. [...] In 2019, the Group of Experts sent multiple letters to the parties to the conflict again requesting: access to Yemen; meetings to discuss the issues detailed in the letters; and written responses to issues that included further follow-up from the August 2018 joint response of the Government of Yemen and coalition. [...] The involvement of the international coalition in March 2015, pursuant to a request by the Government of Yemen and in support of the latter, does not change the non- international character of the conflict. [...] The International Court of Justice (ICJ) first addressed the issue in its 1996 Advisory Opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons17, and further confirmed the concurrent application of international humanitarian law and human rights law in its 2004 Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the occupied Palestinian territory.