In light of the growing challenges faced by women working in the fields of human rights, peacebuilding, and civil society in Yemen, this paper highlights the reality of hate speech, defamation, incitement, and digital violence directed against women, as well as the resulting negative impacts on civic participation and social peace.
The paper provides an analysis of the legal, institutional, and societal environment related to the protection of women in civil society spaces. It reviews the most prominent challenges and gaps that contribute to the persistence of violations, including weak legislative frameworks, institutional fragility, and the spread of hate-inciting and exclusionary discourse.
It also presents a set of practical recommendations aimed at decision-makers, official institutions, civil society organizations, as well as religious and media leaders. These recommendations seek to strengthen the legal and institutional protection of women, confront digital violence and hate speech, and create a safer and more just environment that ensures women’s participation in public life without fear or discrimination.
This paper was developed within the Yemen Peace Support Project through Accountability and Reconciliation and Knowledge Sharing (SPARK), implemented by the Abductees’ Mothers Association and SAM Organization for Rights and Liberties in partnership with DT Institute, as part of efforts to promote the values of justice, citizenship, and sustainable peace in Yemen.
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