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1. Today, the UN body tasked w/ "promoting + protecting human rights" failed.
The UNHRC decided to delete the only int'l investigation into #Yemen abuses while the war(s) continue + justice is absent b/c... those implicated would rather not.
A thread on the history of #UNGEE:
The UNHRC decided to delete the only int'l investigation into #Yemen abuses while the war(s) continue + justice is absent b/c... those implicated would rather not.
A thread on the history of #UNGEE:
2. Since warring parties began fighting, others have been trying to mitigate impact. They've done so in myriad ways, calling for peace, for aid, for int'l law compliance, reporting facts amidst a sea of nonsense, working towards justice. In and outside #Yemen.
3. As part of this wider mosaic of rights-related work, early on, a group of civil society orgs set their sights on the UN Human Rights Council. They wanted to persuade states to establish an international investigation for #Yemen.
