While the whole world is celebrating World Press Freedom Day under the theme “Journalism without Fear of Favor”, Yemeni journalists are facing death sentences at Houthi prisons and other face forced disappearance and systematic torture. We, at Abductees’ Mothers Association, on World Press Freedom Day, reaffirm that 18 journalists have been subjected to torture and …
While the world is striving against the horrors of Covid-19, our forcibly disappeared sons are facing it on their own. Military and security organizations in Aden have had 40 detainees forcibly disappeared in their secret detention centres for four years. Be’er Ahmed Prison Administration, run by Ministry of Interiors, has locked up all 42 detainees …
Here comes the sixth Ramadan while our abducted and forcibly disappeared sons are still imprisoned. Consequently, we no longer feel the joy of the month. Additionally, Covid-19 pandemic continues to spread, threatening 1919 abductees at Houthi armed group’s prisons, 46 abductees at legitimate government’s prisons, and 40 abductees at military and security organizations’ prions. Those …
Abductees’ Mothers Association held an exceptional protesting rally from their homes in Sana’a, Aden, Al-Hudaydah, Taiz, and Ma’rib today, April 18th 2020, which is Yemeni Abductee’s Day. Mothers extended their calls to save their abducted sons. Mothers held their rally online as a practice of social distancing to fight Covid-19. The disease has doubled the fears …
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Many humanitarian crises have been results of the terrible circumstances Yemen is going through, including the suffering of hundreds of abducted and forcibly disappeared civilians all around Yemen. A lot of journalists and students, who were abducted from their homes and workplace based on their political opinions, believes, and affiliation, have been victims of abduction …
While we were hoping to see all abductees and forcibly disappeared persons free in Yemen, we were devastatingly shocked today to hear the new from the null and void Specialized Criminal Court in Sana’a, which was transferred to Ma’rib by the Supreme Judicial Council’s decree in 2018. Judge Mohammed Mufleh, who had been appointed by …
We, at Abductees’ Mothers Association, have been monitoring the measures and actions taken by Yemeni warring parties in relation to our abducted and forcibly disappeared sons. Despite the great fear we feel amidst the breakout of Covid-19 pandemic, we have positively received authorities promises to release the abductees in Sana’a, government’s calls to implement Amman’s …
Abductees’ Mothers Association demanded the government, Supreme Judicial Council, and Attorney General to urgently take the needed actions to release their arbitrarily detained sons. The demands were made in a protesting rally held by Arab Coalition headquarters today morning. The rally statement condemned ignoring Attorney General’s 7th decree of 2020 regarding the temporary release of all …
While Covid-19 continues to spread around the globe, the whole world, including Yemen, takes the necessary measures to stop the outbreak, and despite the repeated calls of UN Secretary-General and OHCHR to release abductees and detainees, we remain in constant fear for the lives of 40 forcibly disappeared persons of our sons and 42 other …
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Abductees’ Mothers Association greatly condemns bombing women Central Security Prison in Taiz this afternoon by Houthi armed group. The bombing resulted in the death of many inmates in a dangerous precedent that targeted women with no moral or humanitarian deterrence, devastating dozens of victims’ families. Central Security Prison is identified by all parties as an …
