On Thursday evening, in observance of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances on August 30, the Abductees’ Mothers Association held a hearing featuring testimonies from two survivors of Houthi prisons. These survivors recounted witnessing the deaths of fellow detainees due to severe mistreatment. The session began with the premiere of a human …
As part of the project Women Peace Mediators 3: Resourcing Change Program, which is funded by Saferworld, the Abductees’ Mothers Association conducted a workshop yesterday, Saturday, in Taiz Governorate on sharing experiences among organizations and institutions active in the fields of protection, women, and peace in Yemen. The attendees, numbering around 20 participants from among …
The Abductees’ Mothers Association has received a report confirming the death of “Khaled Mohammed Abu Said” (40 years old) in the preventive prison in Amran Governorate. While extending our deepest condolences to his family, we strongly condemn this heinous crime committed by the Houthi group. Khaled was abducted on June 1, 2024, while transporting his …
The Abductees’ Mothers Association strongly condemns and denounces the endorsement of the death sentence by the Specialized Criminal Appeals Division in its session on Sunday, July 28, 2024. This sentence, originally issued by the Specialized Criminal Court on December 31, 2022, despite the numerous procedural violations and lack of fair trial guarantees, has now been …
On Thursday evening, the Abductees’ Mothers Association, a key member of the Justice for Yemen Pact, unveiled a comprehensive human rights report titled “Witness Memory.” This report documents instances of deaths in detention centers attributed to torture or medical neglect. The report’s launch was marked by a virtual seminar conducted via Zoom, which saw the …
A human rights report Documenting Death in Detention Centers due Torture or Medical Negligence Read the full report
Since May 31, 2024, Houthi de facto authorities have detained dozens of Yemeni employees from UN agencies, and international and local NGOs. This unprecedented wave of arrests, described as the first of its kind in Yemen, highlights an alarming crackdown on humanitarian and civil society efforts in the country. The Houthi de facto authorities allege …
This Thursday morning, the Abductees’ Mothers Association held a protest in front of the Al-Maashiq Palace in the interim capital, Aden. The protest was in response to the increasing rate of arrests and enforced disappearances of individuals from the southern provinces, as well as the escalating violations against civilians. The association is demanding the disclosure …
Today, we stand in protest against the increasing rate of arrests and enforced disappearances of individuals from the southern governorates and the escalating violations against civilians. The number of forcibly disappeared from the southern governorates has reached 62, and there are 15 arbitrarily detained individuals by the Security Belt Forces affiliated with the Southern Transitional …
We, the “SAM” Organization for Rights and Liberties and the Abductees’ Mothers Association, issue this appeal with hope to all negotiators in the Sultanate of Oman, urging them to act with national and humanitarian responsibility and work diligently to resolve the issue of detainees and forcibly disappeared persons as a purely humanitarian matter, free from …
