At a time when we are striving for the release of thousands of abductees held in prisons across Yemen’s governorates—as a humanitarian imperative and a key to the desired peace in Yemen—the pace of abductions has escalated since the beginning of last week in Al-Bayda Governorate. These abductions are being carried out by the Houthis …
Abductees’ Mothers Association condemns the ongoing abductions and enforced disappearances of innocent civilians, including human rights activists (both male and female) and women, without any legal or legitimate justification. We strongly denounce these grave human rights violations, which constitute a flagrant breach of national and international laws, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and …
The Abductees’ Mothers Association, a member of the Justice for Yemen Pact, issued a joint statement with 24 human rights organizations on the occasion of International Human Rights Day. The statement highlighted the grave violations of human rights and dignity that Yemen and its people have endured for over a decade. The conflict has claimed …
On World Mental Health Day, we bring attention to the severe psychological abuses inflicted on our abducted sons, who endure systematic mental torture, leaving them in tragic mental states. They are subjected to harsh methods in the prisons of the Houthi group and other conflict parties, including prolonged solitary confinement, continuous threats of death or …
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The Abductees’ Mothers Association condemns the widespread abductions carried out by the Houthi group in several Yemeni governorates, including Ibb, Al-Bayda, Hodeida, Al-Hawban district in Taiz Governorate, and the capital city of Sana’a. In the past week alone, dozens of civilians have been abducted in connection with calls to celebrate the anniversary of the September …
In an urgent statement received by the Abductees’ Mothers Association from the families of the abductees of the Central Prison in Sana’a, it states that they have been subjected to torture and have been prevented from eating, visiting, and communicating with their families. Additionally, a group of them have been being isolated in the “psychiatric …
Abductees’ Mothers Association expresses its deep sorrow and condemnation of the continued suffering of their sons who have been arbitrarily abducted, detained, and forcibly disappeared in various prisons across the Republic of Yemen for years. The persistence of this suffering and the continued neglect of the case of our abducted sons through constant delays have …
Justice for Yemen PactAugust 30, 2024 On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, we urgently appeal to the international sponsors of the Yemen peace talks to prioritize the issue of the forcibly disappeared in their efforts to end the conflict. It is imperative that any transitional process includes the formation of a …
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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 …
