Human Rights Office in Taiz welcomes initiative to open roads & calls on other party to deal with it

The Human Rights Office in Taiz Governorate confirmed that one of the priorities of laying the pillars of peace is to provide humanitarian routes for citizens alternative to the long and dangerous roads to and from the city of Taiz, which caused the loss of lives. The Human Rights Office indicated in a statement received by Saba a copy of it, that the initiative launched by the acting governor of the province, Ahmed Al-Massawi, comes as a confirmation of the initiative of the Supreme Political Council to open Al-Siteen-Al-Khamseen Road, Al-Noor city, reaching the city of Taiz and implementing it on the ground from one side, which must be picked up by the other party. It considered the opening of roads a bridge for the two parties to build confidence and establish an important basis for peace, as the opening of roads is a practical application of the humanitarian rules and principles stipulated in divine laws, international conventions and international humanitarian law, to alleviate the suffering of citizen s. According to the statement, the Human Rights Office conducted extensive research and investigation on the importance of the road that the Supreme Political Council unilaterally opened through the Fourth Military Region Command and the local authority in the governorate, Al-Siteen - Al-Khamseen Road, Al-Noor city. The results of the research showed that the road subject to the initiative shortens the distance to approximately forty minutes instead of the seven hours to and from the city of Taiz, which the citizen has incurred for nine years. It indicated that the road subject to the initiative is uninhabited and devoid of civilian life, as it does not pass through neighborhoods inhabited by housing and residents, and thus facilitates the monitoring and monitoring of any violation that may be committed by any of the parties, and in the event that this occurs, the facts of violations against civilians and forced displacement will not be repeated, as previously in the Al-Dahi and Ghorab outlets. The result s of the research stated that this road is safe militarily and security for both parties and therefore does not raise any concerns, and the monitoring authorities can monitor any developments, violations or military movements that may threaten the lives of civilians moving along this humanitarian road. It pointed out that this road is a safe humanitarian corridor whose location and geographical surroundings ensure the safety of civilians, whether those who live in the city or the surrounding districts, especially since public health facilities, universities, technical and scientific colleges and other service facilities are all located in the heart of the city, causing great suffering to citizens and incurring material losses and lives. The Human Rights Office in the governorate welcomed the opening of the main road Haifan Tur Al-Baha by the Fourth Military Region Command and the local authority as an alternative to those rough roads that exhausted citizens and inflicted great human and material losses. Th e statement recommended the need to work hard to open the most important road in the governorate, Al-Siteen- Al-Khamseen, Al-Noor city to the city of Taiz, in order to alleviate the endless suffering of citizens forced to take alternative roads that robbed them of a lot of effort, time, money and lives. The statement called for dealing positively with this road, not only as a humanitarian corridor, but also as a road and bridge to build confidence to establish partial and complete peace in Taiz governorate in particular and the country in general. It also called on the United Nations, through its Special Envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, to pressure the other party to respond and deal positively with the initiative of the local authority, urging the parties to abide by the provisions and rules of Islamic law, international humanitarian law and international human rights law, which have made it an absolute priority for the safe passage of civilians, not to attack civilian objects, and to respect, secure and pr otect the population. Source: Yemen News Agency