Since 1994, the world has celebrated Teachers’ Day on October 5th of every year as a gesture of appreciation to teachers and educators around the world. This international celebration comes as a way to generate the necessary support and needs for the coming generations in terms of education. More than 100 nations recognize and celebrate …
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Abductees’ Mothers Association organized, today morning, a rally by the International Red Cross office in Aden calling upon the international human conscience to save the lives of dozens of their abducted and forcibly hidden sons and to disclose their fate. In the rally statements, mothers stated that many abductees have been forcibly hidden for as …
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Abductees’ Mothers Association congratulated the families of the freed abductees and forcibly hidden individuals, and assured that its efforts will continue until all abductees and forcibly hidden individuals are released and free. Houthi armed group released 250 abductees out of 2200 detained abductees and forcibly hidden individuals after those abductees had been as long as …
Abductees’ Mothers Association participated, today, in the CIV-MIL Dialogue Forum in Ma’rib. The forum was organized by Center for Civilians in Conflict and in collaboration with Ministry of Interior in Ma’rib. Many human rights organizations and police and security officers attended the forum. Different cases and papers were presented including the cases of abduction and …
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After great and continuous efforts, carried by Abductees’ Mothers Association and supported by many national and international human rights organizations and figures, demanding the freedom of all abducted civilians by means of meetings, statements, and rallies, 250 out of 2200 abductees and forcibly hidden individuals were released last Monday by Houthi armed group. Those abductees …
Around Houthi-controlled areas, Houthi armed group continues abducting civilians accusing them of opposition and detaining them for more than two years. During incarceration, abductees are often brutally tortured and forcibly hidden. Abductees’ families are usually extorted financially and emotionally. After all that, Houthi armed group initiates unfair negotiations where those civilian abductees are exchanged for …
Prisoners Exchange: Exile, Displacement, and Tragedy of Freed Abductees Read More »
At the early hours of September 1st, 2019, Arab Coalition air force targeted a Houthi secret prison used to detain dozens of abductees and forcibly hidden individuals who were used as human shields. Houthi media rumored that almost all the detainees were war prisoners when in fact they were civilians who had been abducted from …
In Yemeni prisons, thousands of abductees are being held with no rights, leaving thousands of families suffering trauma and devastation. Stories of the abductees’ families’ and children’s suffering were written with words that carried abundance of repression and hope. We are trying to give them a voice that can be heard by humanity and grant …
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Abductees’ Mothers Association’s executive director, Amat Assalam Al-Haj, participated in a seminar held by WILPF and Peace Track Initiative. The seminar itself was a part of Human Rights Council sessions. Al-Haj introduced the association and its activities which helped in the release of hundreds of abductees, and talked about arbitrary arrest and detention from women …
Abductees’ Mothers Association demanded an immediate formation of an international investigation committee to investigate the crime of murdering dozens of abductees at Community College prison in Dhamar and to hold the culprits accountable for the crime. The association’s statement was announced today in Taiz at a protesting rally held by the association this morning nearby …