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UN says Houthis have returned its rights office in Yemen
Yemen's Houthi rebels have returned the United Nations Human Rights Office in Sanaa, which they had seized earlier this month, a UN spokesman said on Monday. (Aug 20)
On Aug 3, the Iran-backed group sent a delegation to the UN Human Rights Office's premises and forced staff to hand over the keys.
"The office was handed back today to our resident coordinator in Yemen," said Stephane Dujarric, UN spokesman for the secretary-general.
According to the coordinator, "the office appears to be in its original state, but an inventory is currently underway", Dujarric said.
UN rights chief Volker Turk, who announced the seizing of the office last week, called it "a serious attack on the ability of the UN to perform its mandate".
The UN on Monday called again for the release of 13 of its staff and dozens of NGO and embassy employees who have been held by the Houthis for more than two months.
Yemen's Houthi rebels have returned the United Nations Human Rights Office in Sanaa, which they had seized earlier this month, a UN spokesman said on Monday. (Aug 20)
On Aug 3, the Iran-backed group sent a delegation to the UN Human Rights Office's premises and forced staff to hand over the keys.
"The office was handed back today to our resident coordinator in Yemen," said Stephane Dujarric, UN spokesman for the secretary-general.
According to the coordinator, "the office appears to be in its original state, but an inventory is currently underway", Dujarric said.
UN rights chief Volker Turk, who announced the seizing of the office last week, called it "a serious attack on the ability of the UN to perform its mandate".
The UN on Monday called again for the release of 13 of its staff and dozens of NGO and embassy employees who have been held by the Houthis for more than two months.
UN says Houthis have returned its rights office in Yemen
UNITED STATES: Yemen's Houthi rebels have returned the United Nations Human Rights Office in Sanaa, which they had seized earlier this month, a UN spokesman said on Monday. (Aug 20)
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