Our joy will be incomplete without the return of our absentees. With these words, the voices of the mothers rose in their protest stance under the scorching sun, in front of the Al-Ma’ashiq Palace in Aden governorate, this morning, Wednesday March, 6, 2024, demanding the revelation of the fate of their forcibly disappeared sons and …
The years pass and the holy month of Ramadan comes with its eighth season, and 60 of our sons are still forcibly disappeared by the security forces in Aden governorate, their freedom has been taken away, and their families and children have been deprived of the joy of the holy month and their gathering at …
Abductees’ Mothers Association condemns the continued abduction of Abu Zaid Abdulqawi Al-Kumaim, the head of the Yemeni Teachers’ Union, by the Houthi group since October 8th, 2023, after he demanded the payment of teachers’ salaries. This is despite his critical health condition due to diabetes, which requires his immediate release. We, at Abductees’ Mothers Association, …
Abductees Mothers Association: Release Al-Kumaim Immediately Due to Dire Health Read More »
February 15, 2024 The Abductees’ Mothers Association proudly presented a Joint UPR Statement as an active member of the Justice4Yemen Coalition, supported by the DT Institute, during this week’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) cycle in Geneva. At the Human Rights Council meeting, our coalition addressed critical issues related to human rights violations in Yemen, encompassing …
Advocating for Accountability in Yemen: Justice4Yemen Coalition at UPR Read More »
On the International Day against the Use of Children as Soldiers, the undersigned organizations express their deep concern about the continued recruitment and use of children in military operations in Yemen, especially by the Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah, the internationally recognized Yemeni government, and the Southern Transitional Council. The Houthis have recruited thousands …
Joint Statement Red Hand Day – International Day against the Use of Children as Soldiers Read More »
Abductees’ Mothers Association deeply mourns the death of Dr. Mansour Al-Shabouti, a general surgery consultant at Al-Mutawakel Hospital, who was kidnapped by Houthi armed group on January 12th in Sana’a after besieging the area where he lived and then storming his home and taking him to an unknown destination. At Abductees’ Mothers Association, we condemn …
A human rights report titled “Medical Neglect Quietly Kills in Yemeni Prisons” has been released by the Justice for Yemen Pact in collaboration with the Abductees Mothers Association. The report highlighted the documented personal freedom violations in 2022, as reported in their seventh annual report. It revealed “442” cases of arbitrary detention, “56” cases of …
A Human Rights Report Titled “Medical Neglect Quietly Kills in Yemeni Prisons” Read More »
Coinciding with the International Day of Education, the Abductees’ Mothers Association issued a human rights report documenting cases of deprivation of education in detention facilities affiliated with the Houthi group for detainees arbitrarily throughout their detention, some lasting up to eight years. The Houthi group categorically refuses to allow any detainee to continue their education. …
The Abductees’ Mothers Association condemns the continued abduction of Judge Abdul-Wahhab Qatran by the Houthi group in Sana’a, assaulting him in his home, threatening his family with weapons, and then abducting him to an unknown destination, according to a statement by his son, Mohammed Qatran, in a video testimony he previously published describing the circumstances …
The Association of Abductees’ Mothers strongly condemns and expresses its outrage at the obstruction of international efforts aimed at releasing the forcibly abducted, hidden, and arbitrarily detained individuals, which was supposed to convene this week in Jordan following the disruption of the round scheduled for November last year. This irresponsible behavior undermines the fundamental values …
