Conventions and agreements have passed by our abducted sons' case with no progress on the ground. Consequently, our sons have been suffering from the horrible detention conditions at Houthi prisons. Among those abductees are the journalists who have been imprisoned for years while there has been intentional disregard prolonging their cases and no serious actions has taken to release them.10 journalists have been enduring horribly inhuman suffering. Medically,

We, at Abductees' Mothers Association, rally today by Aden's administration to demand the governor, Ahmed Hamed, to urge the competent authorities to take the necessary actions immediately to uncover the fate and conditions of the forcibly disappeared persons. We, once again, demand going forward with the legal processes, which has been stopped by the prosecution and the court, of the arbitrarily arrested individuals held at Be'er Ahmed Prison. They

With optimism and appreciation, Abductees' Mothers Association received the news of Geneva Agreement signing, yesterday, which stated releasing many abductees and detainees as a first step. We, mothers, live in a joy anticipating the release of some of our sons. Yet, we also feel the despair of the abductees whose detention period will be prolonged, as Stockholm Agreement has been broken down to different phases, and the case of abducted civilians has been

Negotiations start and end while our sons are still behind bars in an inhumane suffering. With each agreement, mothers' hopes of releasing their sons fade. Until this day, there are 200 abductees from Al-Hudayda held by Houthi armed group in horrible conditions, 92 of whom are forcibly disappeared and their families know nothing of their medical conditions. At Abductees' Mothers Association in Al-Hudayda, while Yemeni parties convening in Geneva, we hold

Abductees' Mothers Association condemns torturing Sadeq Ahmed Yehya Al-Ghawi, 37, to death by Houthi armed group after he was abducted from his farm in Sa'da on May 15th, 2020.On the same day, Houthis, also, abducted Sadeq's only brother, Ameen, as well as his cousins; Abdullah Hussein Al-Ghawi, Esam Hussein Al-Ghawi, Mohammed Hussein Al-Ghawi, Naser Hussein Al-Ghawi, Mohammed Naji Al-Ghawi, Abdulrazzaq Ahmed Al-Ghawi, and Zubair Mohammed Al-Ghawi,

Abductees' Mothers Association condemns abducting Professor Adnan Abdulkader Al-Sharjabi, 61, who works at Psychology Department in Sana'a University. Prof. Adnan was abducted on September 9th, 2020 while he was on his way to his masters students test, and was taken to an unknown destination. It was known that Prof. Adnan has been suffering from a heart disease and excess of fluids in the lungs, and, therefore, takes special medications regularly. The

Abductees' Mothers Association condemns abducting Professor Adnan Abdulkader Al-Sharjabi, 61, who works at Psychology Department in Sana'a University. Prof. Adnan was abducted on September 9th, 2020 while he was on his way to his masters students test, and was taken to an unknown destination. It was known that Prof. Adnan has been suffering from a heart disease and excess of fluids in the lungs, and, therefore, takes special medications regularly. The

Almost two years have passed since Stockholm Agreement was signed, which stated that all abductees, war prisoners, detainees, and forcibly disappeared and house arrested persons must all be released. The agreement was based on different principles, mainly releasing all abductees held by all parties unconditionally and without any exceptions in order to completely resolve the issue. Yet, the actions carried out since then were totally different. During 2019, the

Abductees' Mothers Association condemns torturing Mohammed Abdullah Salba to death by Houthi armed group. Mohammed was abducted on August 27th, 2020, from Hawra Square in Hajjah by two Houthi pickups. Despite his family's intense search through all official prisons, they could never find out where he was detained. After his death, it was found out that he was detained at a house that had been turned into a detention centre by Houthi armed group. In that

September 1st, 2020 As the war in Yemen approaches its seventh year, many families continue to suffer as the fate of their loved ones remains unknown in both official and unofficial detention centers run by different parties to the conflict across Yemen. We stand in solidarity with families of hundreds of civilians who either have been arbitrarily detained, abducted or forcibly disappeared for no reason, or particularly for their political views, profession,

Forced disappearance is criminalized by the law and human rights. Yet, 38 individuals from Aden have been forcibly disappeared for 5 years. They were unlawfully abducted and no one has a clue of their fate. Families have been prohibited from visiting and checking on their relatives. The mother of Helmi and Hussien, two forcibly disappeared brothers, kept looking for her sons everywhere, despite being seriously ill. However, she died before seeing her sons. At

Five years have passed by while 236 civilians are being forcibly disappeared, 90 of whom have been disappeared since 2015. Those civilians were abducted from their homes, workplaces, and streets, and have been held at prions and detention centres for no lawful justification. Their fate and medical conditions are still unknown until this day. During forced disappearance periods, victims' right of contacting their families or anyone outside prison is not the

At Abductees' Mothers Association, we demand, in our rally by the Judicial Complex in Aden, the head of the investigating committee in charge of the case of forcibly disappeared and arbitrarily arrested persons, Judge Nabil Jawbah, to disclose the investigation outcomes, as the investigation period he previously proposed, on August 12th, has ended. Thus, we demand uncovering the fate of our forcibly disappeared sons. As the International Day of the

On July 28th, 2020, Houthi armed group transferred 18 abductees from Alsaleh Prison in Taiz to Central Security Base in Sana'a, claiming to release them in prisoners swap deals. All their personal belongings were left in Alsaleh Prison, they only had the the clothes they were wearing during the transfer. However, Houthis have neither released them, nor let their relatives visit them in order to check up on them.The transfer to a military base and the false

Years are passing by while dozens of abductees and forcibly disappeared persons are still unlawfully behind bars. With broken hearts, their mothers are still patiently awaiting their return.  At Abductees' Mothers Association in Al-Hudaydah, we hold Houthi armed group responsible for the lives and safety of all our abducted and forcibly disappeared sons, and demand the immediate release of those held at Central Security Base in Sana'a, which has been

At Abductees' Mothers Association, we demand security management administration in Aden to uncover the whereabouts of our forcibly disappeared sons, who have been abducted for years with no legal warrants or charges, and permit the lawful right of contacting their families in order to check on their conditions. We, also, demand them to seriously take the necessary legal actions to bring the perpetrators of abductions and other crimes to justice. Every