After forcibly storming it, Houthi armed group has illegally abducted dozens of civilians from Alhayma, located at north-eastern area of Taiz governorate. Many of these abductees are minors.  Only 11 civilians, among of whom are 4 minors, have been released. At Abductees’ Mothers Association, we greatly condemn abducting 95 civilians, including 13 minors, and inhumanely terrorizing women. We, also, condemn forcibly storming, destroying and burning down

Today, we rally by Ma’asheeq Presidential Palace to make our voices heard by the recently-appointed government, headed by Prime Minister, Mu’een Abdulmalek, and all competent authorities to demand uncovering the fate of 39 civilians who have been forcibly disappeared by Security Belt forces in Aden for four years, and carrying out the legal process of 39 arbitrarily arrested civilians held at Be’er Ahmed Prison.   It has been noticed

As a new year starts and the government arrives at the temporary capital, Aden, we rise our expectations to end our and our forcibly disappeared sons’ suffering. It is time for mothers’ hearts to stop fearing and for their reunions with their sons to be held.   At Abductees’ Mothers Association, we rally here, by Ma’asheeq Presidential Palace in Aden, to extend our urgent call to the new government, headed by Prime Minister,

Today, we, Abductees’ Mothers Association, rally by the Aden’s governorate administration’s headquarters to demand the governor, Ahmed Hamed Lamlas, to mount pressure upon the competent authorities and urge them to take the necessary actions to uncover the fate of our sons who have been forcibly disappeared since 2016. 37 individuals have been forcibly disappeared since 2016. Their families have no clue of their whereabouts and conditions. They

At Political Security Prison in Sana’a, the number of abductees is multiplying while their health deteriorates as a result of the systematic medical negligence and the inhuman detention conditions.  Almost 50 abductees held at that prison suffer from serious diseases, which include; strokes, seizures, severe spinal injuries, and Hemorrhoids, as well as various cardiovascular and urinary diseases and sinus and eye infections.  Therefore, At

Houthi armed group continues to prevent visits and medical care for abductees held at Central Security Base Prison in Sana’a, as well as prohibiting families from providing winter clothes which has led to the spread of flu and cold among abductees. In spite the deteriorating health conditions of abductees, Houthi officers at the prison deny abductees their right of having the necessary medications. Moreover, the officers tend to exchange those

Our abducted and forcibly disappeared sons' suffering has been multiplying as their detention and disappearance periods have been unlawfully prolonged, and violators continue refusing their release. On the Human Rights Day, which criminalizes all violations against civilians and compels preserving their dignity, 1267 civilians are still arbitrarily detained and 116 are forcibly disappeared by Houthi armed group. Additionally, Southern Transitional Council

Journalist Tawfiq Al-Mansouri's family, who has been abducted since June 9th, 2015, filed a report regarding his sever health deterioration due to medical negligence of Houthi armed group officers at Central Security Prison in Sana'a, which Tawfiq had been transferred to recently. Officers in the prison prevented Tawfiq from any type of medical care, family visits, and providing the urgently needed medications. Tawfiq Al-Mansouri has been repeatedly

The joint statement of Women's Solidarity Network and Abductees' Mothers Association presented on Advancing Yemeni Women's Meaningful Engagement in Building Peace virtual event, organized by The Office of the Special Envoy for Yemen (OSESGY) on October 29th, 2020.  Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honoured to present this joint statement on behalf of Abductees' Mothers Association and Women's Solidarity Network. We are meeting today to

During the implementation stages of Geneva Agreement, (141) , who were detained and abducted by houthies for periods varying between three to five years due to their political views and affiliations, had been released. Also, (2), who were abducted and detained by the legitimate government for a period of 2 to 3 years, had been released on Thursday, October 15, 2020 in the simultaneous swap between Sanaa and Seiyun. On Friday, October 16,2020, (40) ,who were

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,

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

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

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