The present report , submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolutions 18/19 and 19/29 , provides an updated assessment of the overall situation of human rights in Yemen , made between January and June 2012 . The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ( OHCHR ) notes that , while the security situation in some parts of the country , in particular in Sanaa , has improved , violence continues to affect other areas , affecting the lives of individuals and causing massive internal displacement and destruction of infrastructure .