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The last report of the Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen identified Yemen as a “nation abandoned.”

Each session of this Council, it becomes painfully clear that the people throughout the MENA region are being abandoned by this Council.

Algeria continues to imprison or attack those who call for democracy, labelling them as terrorists. This Council’s response: Silence.

Egypt is currently enduring the worst human rights crisis in its modern history. This Council’s response: Silence.

Libya is being run by war lords who kidnap and kill Libyans who call for the rule of law. This Council’s response: Ignore the victims – disregard accountability.

Yemen remains one of the world’s largest humanitarian disasters exacerbated by war crimes. Millions of lives hang by a thread. This Council’s response: Let the war criminals write the Council’s resolution on Yemen.

In these and other countries countless people continue to risk their lives and freedom to stand-up for human rights and human dignity.

They need the Human Rights Council to stand with them.