During its rally the IRC in Sana’a, Abductees’ Mothers Association made an urgent call for help to save 50 sick abductees held at Political Security Prison in Sana’a. The association proclaimed that the number of abductees was multiplying while their health deteriorated as a result of the systematic medical negligence and the inhuman detention conditions.  The association demanded providing the sick abductees with the necessary specialized

This morning, Abductees’ Mothers Association participated in protesting rally held by former abductees in Taiz, in the first anniversary of their release from Houthi’s Alsaleh prison. In the rally statement, released abductees expressed their gratitude and appreciation to Abductees’ Mothers Association for fighting for the case of abductees and forcibly disappeared persons and introducing it to the whole world. They demanded releasing all the

The third Feminist Summit, organized by Wogood for Human Security and Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Aden, stood in support with Abductees' Mothers Association. The female participants from different parties and organizations had a stand expressing their support to mothers' cause and demanding releasing all abductees and forcibly disappeared and arbitrarily detained persona, in conjunction with the Human Rights Day.Amat Alsalam Al-Haj, head of the

Abductees' Mothers Association in Taiz held all parties fully responsible for the lives, safety and freedom of their sons, and demanded the release of all abductees and forcibly disappeared and arbitrarily detained persons unconditionally. Abductees' Mothers Association has documented 210 cases of civilian abductions and 47 cases of civilian force disappearance carried out by Houthi armed group as well as 6 cases of abduction carried out by the government

Shaima'a Bin Othman, a member of Women's Solidarity Network, presented the joint statement of Abductees' Mothers Association and Women's Solidarity Network at the virtual event, organized by The Office of the Special Envoy for Yemen (OSESGY) today. The event, itself, was a commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security, arranged through Zoom, and attended by many human

Titled Together We Are Stronger, Abductees' Mothers Association held a celebration, in Marib, in conjunction with the 20th anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security.Many of the association's members and supporters, belonging to different demographical classes, attended the celebration. Head of the association, Amat Alsalam Al-Haj, made a speech, in which she extended the association's regards to all women around the

In Marib, Abductees' Mothers Association held, this afternoon, a ceremony in honor of released abductees' mothers, who were released on October 15th. During the ceremony, head of Abductees' Mothers Association made a speech, in which she reiterated continuing making great efforts by the association in order to support mothers, wives and daughters until all abductees are free. Mothers and wives expressed their joy and happiness after releasing

In Marib, Abductees' Mothers Association met, this morning, with the five released journalists who had been abducted and detained by Houthis since June 2015, and extended its congratulations on their freedom.  During the meeting, the journalists raised their case and issues they faced during their five-year detention at the prisons of Houthi armed group. At the end of the meeting, the released journalists, Esam Belghaith, Hesham Turmoum, Hasan Annab,

This morning, Amat Alsalam Al-Haj, head of Abductees' Mothers Association, met with the head of International Red Cross Subcommittee, Maria Theresa Casiyapoti, in Marib. During the meeting, the association demanded the ICRC to look for the female abductee, Khaleda Al-Asbahi, in Houthi prisons in Sana'a, and grant her the rights of family contact and freedom. Al-Haj, expressed the association's disapproval of using abducted women in prisoners'

Abductees' Mothers Association congratulated Adel Al-Thaibani, a member of Yemeni Bar Association, after thirteen days of arbitrary arrest and detention at Marib's Criminal Investigation Prison. A team from the association had previously visited Adel Al-Thaibani at the prison on October 20th, 2020, and participated in the rally organized in sympathy with him on October 22nd, 2020. Abductees' Mothers Association has repeatedly condemned such

Today, we rally by the Court of Appeal to demand releasing 41 abductees held at Be'er Ahmed Prison and uncovering the fate of 37 individuals who have been unlawfully forcibly disappeared for more than 4 years. It is a violation of the Yemeni law which forbids the prosecution from detaining an individual for more than a week unless a specialized court orders otherwise. The law compels the prosecution to immediately release a person whose detention was processed

Abductees' Mothers Association demanded Aden's 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. In their rally, this morning, mothers highlighted their demands of going forward with the legal processes, which had been stopped by the prosecution and the court, of the arbitrarily arrested individuals held at Be'er Ahmed Prison, and

Abductees' Mothers Association held both Houthi and the government negotiating teams in Geneva responsible for prolonging the implementation of the agreements and promises of releasing abductees and forcibly disappeared persons. In today's rally in Al-Hudayda, mothers said that there were 200 abductees from Al-Hudayda held by Houthi armed group in horrible conditions, 92 of whom were forcibly disappeared and their families knew nothing of their medical

September 22, 2020 - States should help pave the way towards credible accountability and redress for the people of Yemen by renewing and strengthening international investigations into war crimes, other serious violations of international humanitarian law, and grave human rights abuses during this 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (the Council), 24 organizations said today. Yemen is suffering from an "acute accountability gap," according to

By peacefully protesting in order to make mothers' voices heard nearby the UN Special Envoy in Sana'a, Abductees' Mothers Association sent a strongly worded letter to the teams of both the government and Houthi armed group convening in Switzerland regarding the case of abductees and forcibly disappeared persons. Mothers condemned, in their letters, the negative attitudes of both towards the abductees, despite COVID-19 pandemic. The letter addressed

In cooperation with Wojud Foundation, Abductees' Mothers Association held, this morning, a hearing session for the victims of forced disappearance and arbitrary arrest in Aden. During the session, Randa Al-Fahd, the association's representative in Aden, gave a speech reminding that the association has monitored 1573 cases of abduction and 186 forced disappearance cases committed by Houthi armed group while Aden's Security Belt has been involved in 75