Since May 31, 2024, Houthi de facto authorities have detained dozens of Yemeni employees from UN agencies, and international and local NGOs. This unprecedented wave of arrests, described as the first of its kind in Yemen, highlights an alarming crackdown on humanitarian and civil society efforts in the country. The Houthi de facto authorities allege …
After 9 years of war, sniper attacks continue to kill civilians in Taiz. A report by the Justice for Yemen Pact highlighting the sniper attacks on civilians in Taiz, with a focus on incidents in Salah area, mostly by the Houthi group, despite the truce announced by the war parties in Yemen last April 2022.The …
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The policy paper launched by Abductees’ Mothers Association in partnership with the Peace Track Initiative (PTI), Elbarlamaent and the TOBE Foundation for Rights and Liberties with funding from the European Union (EU), on the Intrrnational Women’s Day ,and which is entitled “Impacts of Enforced Disappearance and Arbitrary Detention on Women and Children in Yemen”, “is …
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A human rights report titled “Medical Neglect Quietly Kills in Yemeni Prisons” has been released by the Justice for Yemen Pact in collaboration with the Abductees Mothers Association. The report highlighted the documented personal freedom violations in 2022, as reported in their seventh annual report. It revealed “442” cases of arbitrary detention, “56” cases of …
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Coinciding with the International Day of Education, the Abductees’ Mothers Association issued a human rights report documenting cases of deprivation of education in detention facilities affiliated with the Houthi group for detainees arbitrarily throughout their detention, some lasting up to eight years. The Houthi group categorically refuses to allow any detainee to continue their education. …
The report paints a disturbing picture of the challenging conditions faced by female human rights defenders (HRDs), in Yemen, and emphasizes the urgent need for attention and intervention. Within Yemen’s conservative culture, female HRDs are exposed to heightened risks, leading many to cease their activities, close organizations, or seek refuge by leaving the country for …
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The Houthis have received considerable media coverage and international condemnation for their systematic recruitment of child soldiers during the Yemen war. Among other strategies, the Houthi movement has manipulated education to recruit children by altering curricula, holding in-school indoctrination sessions and weapons displays, and organizing mobilizing summer camps. A U.N. panel of experts reported that …
Governments worldwide celebrate #UniversalTeachersDay by honoring teachers, acknowledging their remarkable role in advancing nations, and recognizing the importance of teachers in building a knowledgeable generation capable of facing life and creating a prosperous future. The teachers’ situation is, however, entirely different in Yemen. Amid the country’s ongoing crisis, teachers have become victims of abduction, enforced …
The crime of enforced disappearance is considered one of the crimes stipulated by international humanitarian law. It is classified as a crime against humanity. In this crime, the dignity and freedom of the individual are violated without any legal justification. Moreover, families of those forcibly disappeared endure prolonged suffering. The gravity of enforced disappearance lies …
Seventh Annual Report, of Abductees’ Mothers Association Read the full report
