Up 25 organizations call for an end war, protect civilians in Taiz
English - Saturday 23 March 2019 الساعة 09:44 am
Taiz – NewsYemen.net
Civil society organizations warned all parties in Taiz against violations of human rights and humanitarian law and called on local authorities to shoulder their responsibilities and put an end to this tragedy that has been going on for nearly 18 hours.
More than 25 organizations stressed the need for a rigorous, impartial and serious investigation into everything that has happened and to take place, and to take legal action against those responsible for these unjustified acts and other acts that constitute crimes punishable by the Constitution and the law.
"Civil Society Organizations are following the worrying development in Taiz as heavy clashes, in which medium and heavy weapons are used, broke out today at dawn in heavily populated neighborhoods in the city. The clashes have caused casualties among civilians, including women and children, and destruction of civilian property. The situation is likely to escalate and that is why we are demanding all parties to immediately stop clashes in civilian neighborhoods to avoid causing harm to civilians and civilian objects which is a violation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL). "
"The continuation of these clashes under any excuse will only led to widespread violations against civilians. We warn all parties against violating International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law. We call upon the local authority to assume its responsibility to stop this tragedy that has been ongoing for more than 18 hours now, to investigate what happened in an objective and assertive way, and to take legal actions against those responsible for these actions and similar actions punishable by Yemeni constitution and law. "
Issued by Yemen's Civil Society Organizations
21 March, 2019
• Tamkeen for Development & Human Rights
• Resources Foundation for Human Rights
• Youth Transparency & Building
• Watch Team
• Yemeni Legal Center
• Sheba Youth Foundation for Development
• Peace Track Initiative
• Wogood Foundation for Human Security
• We are here Foundation for Relief & Development
• Alfouad for Peace and Development Foundation
• Peace and Building Foundation
• An Development Foundation
• My Freedom Organization for Youth Rights
• Estdama Organization for Development and Human Rights
• Daoo Foundation for Rights & Development
• Rescue Foundaton for Development
• Alamal Womens and Sociocultural Foundation
• Yemeni Dialogue Center
• We All Conglomerate
• Arwa Consult
• Change Horizons Forum
• Humanitarian Foundation for Social & Economic Development
• All Youth Foundation for Community Development
• AWTAD Oraganization for Combating Corruption
