Association Statements

Today, we, the mothers of the abductees and forcibly disappeared, stand in front of the Attorney General’s Office in Aden in a humanitarian demonstration that embodies both pain and appeal. We demand the immediate release of our arbitrarily detained and forcibly disappeared sons, the disclosure of the fate of 62 forcibly disappeared individuals and 15 …

Statement of the Abductees’ Mothers Association in Front of the Attorney General’s Office in Aden, Demanding the Release of Arbitrarily Detained and Forcibly Disappeared Individuals Read More »

The Abductees’ Mothers Association has received a report from the family of abductee Ismail Abdullah Al-Butainah (43 years old), who has been detained in the Central Security Prison in Sana’a since his abduction by the Houthi group on October 20, 2017. The report indicates that his health has severely deteriorated, as he suffers from acute …

Urgent Statement from the Abductees’ Mothers Association on the Deteriorating Health Condition of Ismail Abdullah Al-Buatainah Read More »

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 …

Statement by Abductees’ Mothers Association Condemning the Campaign of Abductions of Civilians in Qayfah, Rada’a, Al-Bayda Governorate Read More »

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 …

Protest Statement by the Abductees’ Mothers AssociationCondemning the Ongoing Delays in Addressing the Abductees’ Case and Calling for Their Release Read More »

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 …

Joint Statement by the Abductees’ Mothers Association and Human Rights Organizations on the Occasion of International Human Rights Day Read More »

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 …

Statement by the Abductees’ Mothers Association on World Mental Health Day Read More »

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 …

Urgent statement by the Abductees’ Mothers Association condemning the violations taking place against the abductees of the Central Prison in Sana’a Read More »

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 …

Statement by Abductees Mothers Association Condemning the Ongoing Violations Against the Abducted and Demanding Their Release Read More »

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 …

Invisible and Unheard: The Escalating Tragedy of Enforced Disappearances in Yemen Read More »