Arab Coalition: UN Human Rights report on Yemen sent to legal team for review

"We will take the appropriate position of the report after the legal review," Arab Coalition's official spokesman Turki Al-Malki said. (File/AFP)
  • The Arab Coalition's spokesman said that the report of the Human Rights Council was referred to the coalition's legal team
  • UAE’s Gargash said a UN report accusing the Arab Coalition of human rights abuses merited a response

DUBAI: The Arab Coalition's official spokesman Turki Al-Malki said on Tuesday that the coalition follows all the UN reports on the crisis in Yemen with interest, adding that the report of the Human Rights Council was referred to the coalition's legal team.

"We will take the appropriate position of the report after the legal review," he said.

Earlier, United Arab Emirates Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said a United Nations report accusing the Saudi-led military coalition fighting the Houthi group in Yemen of human rights abuses merited a response.
“We should review and respond to the (UN) experts’ report published today,” said Gargash in a tweet.
“The coalition is fulfilling its role in reclaiming the Yemeni state and securing the future of the region from Iranian interference,” he added.