JIAT visits Yemeni regions for meetings with human rights committee

LONDON: A delegation from the Joint Incident Assessment Team (JIAT) made a field visit to Yemen last week within the framework of its tasks in the country, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Monday.
The team toured the city of Aden, the Zinjibar district in Abyan governorate, and Al-Wahat and Dar Sabr districts in Lahj governorate.
During the visit, the delegation met with the head and members of the National Committee for Allegations of Human Rights Violations in Yemen.
“Meetings were held between the two sides within the framework of the existing cooperation between them to complete investigations and field inspections of allegations sites,” SPA reported.
The team also interviewed witnesses and heard statements from the families of victims and those affected by human rights abuses.
The team’s specialists also documented observations during the visit and met with people in the areas they toured to find out more details around the human rights allegations.
The head of JIAT thanked the committee for the hospitality and good coordination, stressing the need to continue visits between the two sides.

JIAT visits Yemeni regions for meetings with human rights committee