UN experts on Wednesday condemned impunity in war-ravaged Yemen, where they say human rights violators are getting away with bombing populated areas, obstructing humanitarian aid, torture and arbitrary detention.
The Arabian Peninsula's poorest country has been devastated by a seven-year conflict pitting Iran-backed Huthi rebels against the government supported by a Saudi-led military coalition.
"All parties to the conflict have committed serious violations of international human rights and international humanitarian law, some of which may amount to war crimes," said Ardi Imseis, a member of the UN panel.
"The range of violations that we continue to see occurring in Yemen is macabre, made worse by the near blanket impunity of those responsible," he said in Geneva.
Among the many human rights abuses cited by the experts were "indiscriminate" bombing and air raids by the Saudi-led military coalition, including in heavily populated areas.
The attacks as well as restrictions imposed by the warring factions "impede humanitarian operations and the population's access to food, necessary supplies and health care," the experts said.
Other violations included arbitrary detention, forced disappearance, torture, sexual violence and the recruitment of children by armed groups.
The UN experts deplored the "lack of encouraging signs in the fight against impunity".
Last year, UN war crimes investigators had also condemned what they called a "pandemic of impunity" in war-ravaged Yemen.
Saudi Arabia had promised to take action against those who caused civilian casualties.
But Wednesday's report said the "relatively minor developments seen this year have by no means been adequate or sufficient to quell the prevailing 'pandemic of impunity' in Yemen."
The conflict in Yemen has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions. Despite the efforts of the United Nations and United States, talks for a ceasefire remain at an impasse.
