Association Statements

The Abductees’ Mothers Association is following with grave concern and deep fear the rapidly unfolding military developments and the expansion of fighting across several Yemeni governorates, and the potentially serious risks these developments pose to the lives and safety of abductees and forcibly disappeared persons being held in detention facilities. The Association expresses deep concern …

Abductees’ Mothers Association expresses grave concern over fate of detainees as military fighting intensifies Read More »

On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the Abductees’ Mothers Association warns, in a joint statement with the Justice4Yemen Pact Coalition, that closing secret prisons without independent judicial oversight and without enabling victims and their families to access the truth constitutes a serious threat to victims’ rights and opens the door to …

Enforced Disappearance in Yemen: Truth and Justice Denied Read More »

Today, mothers of people subjected to enforced disappearance in Aden stand with hearts weighed down by years of waiting. Their voices carry the pain of families deprived of one of their most basic human rights: the right to know the fate of their sons, daughters, and loved ones. At this gathering, the Abductees’ Mothers Association …

Statement by the Abductees’ Mothers Association in Aden on the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances Read More »

The Abductees’ Mothers Association strongly condemns and denounces in the strongest terms the escalation carried out by the Houthi group against a number of detainees and United Nations employees in Sana’a, and their referral to the prosecution and the Specialized Criminal Court following prolonged periods of arbitrary detention, amid deteriorating health conditions for some of …

Statement condemning and denouncing the referral of UN employees and detainees to trial in Sana’a Read More »

The Abductees’ Mothers Association continues to pursue the case of its forcibly disappeared sons in Aden Governorate and to highlight the ongoing suffering of their mothers, who still do not know the fate or whereabouts of their loved ones. This constitutes a grave violation of Yemeni law, international humanitarian law, and international human rights law, …

Statement by the Abductees’ Mothers Association During a Vigil in Aden Calling for the Disclosure of the Fate of Their Forcibly Disappeared Sons Read More »

The Abductees’ Mothers Association strongly condemns and denounces the Houthi group’s decision to postpone the prisoner and detainee exchange, the first phase of which was scheduled to take place on Saturday July 11, under the auspices of the United Nations and the supervision of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). This move reflects …

Statement of Condemnation on the Postponement of the Prisoner and Detainee Exchange Read More »

The Abductees’ Mothers Association expresses its profound condemnation and deep concern over the information announced by the four-member committee tasked with verifying the fate of politician Mohammed Qahtan, indicating that he died while in detention by the Houthi group after more than eleven years of enforced disappearance and secrecy surrounding his fate, despite repeated appeals …

Statement of Condemnation and Call for an Independent International Investigation into the Fate of Politician Mohammed Qahtan Read More »

The Abductees Mothers Association is following with deep concern the continued abduction of lawyer and human rights advocate Abdulmajid Sabrah, who has been detained for more than 260 days in the prisons of the Houthi Intelligence and Security Service in Sana’a without any legal basis and without being granted his legal rights. The Association expresses …

Statement by the Abductees Mothers Association Condemning the Continued Abduction of Lawyer Abdulmajid Sabrah and Calling for His Immediate Release Read More »

The Abductees’ Mothers Association strongly condemns and denounces the abduction of the humanitarian mediator on the prisoners and detainees file, Sheikh Abdul Latif Al-Muradi, by armed elements affiliated with the Houthi group. He was abducted from a market in the capital, Sana’a, while visiting his family during the Eid al-Fitr holiday. The abduction of Al-Muradi, …

Statement of strong condemnation and denunciation of the abduction of a humanitarian mediator in Sana’a Read More »

The Abductees’ Mothers Association announces its full support for the memorandum issued by five UN Special Rapporteurs and Working Groups affiliated with the United Nations Human Rights Council, which holds the Houthi group legally responsible for the crime of arbitrary abduction of human rights lawyer Abdul Majeed Sabrah, known for his defense and advocacy for …

Abductees’ Mothers Association supports a UN memorandum holding the Houthi group responsible for the abduction of lawyer Abdul Majeed Sabrah Read More »