Cairo 12 May 2011   The Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR) strongly condemns the killing of unarmed protestors in the Yemeni cities of Al Hudaydah, Taiz, and Sanaa in the past three days.
As a result, dozens protestors were killed and hundreds were injured.
The high number of victims was caused by the use of live ammunition by the security forces, the republican guards, and the central security against unarmed protestors who practice their rights to meeting and peaceful protest.
  The weak position of the international community is a matter of concern of the AOHR.
The international community must uphold its responsibility to confront these crimes and systematic violations, particularly after the failure of the efforts of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to secure solutions for the crisis in Yemen.
  The AOHR asserts that the international community should promptly intervene as the doors opened by the GCC initiative have only led to further killings and violations of human rights.
The situation in Yemen is seriously deteriorating, particularly after the killings of protestors in the vicinity of the Council of Ministers and the attempt to break into the Al Taghyeer Square where demonstrations took place.
            The AOHR reiterates its calls on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UN HRC) to swiftly convene a special session to examine the systematic and grave violations against protestors in Yemen and to take prompt and effective actions to stop these violations and ensure that they will not be committed again in the future.
The AOHR recommends creating and dispatching an international investigative committee to investigate these crimes with a view to achieve justice, ensure redress for the victims, and bring perpetrators of criminal conduct to justice.
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