Barran Press
A human rights report released on Sunday, December 1, 2024, has documented 11,500 violations committed by the Houthi group, which is internationally classified as a terrorist organization, in Al-Jawf province (northeastern Yemen) during the past year, 2023.
According to the report issued by the Human Rights Office in Al-Jawf, which was reviewed by Barran Press, the violations included 16 cases of killings, 12 direct injuries, and 27 incidents involving landmines planted by the Iranian-backed Houthis.
The report also detailed seven cases of theft of private and commercial properties, 17 cases of arbitrary detention, and 20 incidents of aggression against citizens' lands and homes. Alarmingly, it noted 80 cases of child recruitment, including individuals under the age of 15.
Further violations included depriving students of education, disrupting health centers, and preventing employees from receiving salaries. It also highlighted issues of forced displacement, repeated assaults on opponents and tribal members, as well as the misappropriation of humanitarian aid and manipulation of essential resources such as fuel and cooking gas.
The report emphasized that these Houthi violations have severely disrupted and destroyed the educational process, public services, and private properties in Al-Jawf province.
It called on local, international, and UN human rights organizations to condemn the Houthi violations and to fulfill their responsibilities in advocating for these issues at international forums. The report urged humanitarian organizations to expedite assistance for displaced families from Al-Jawf, noting that hundreds of families in eastern Al-Jawf and Marib have yet to receive any aid, exacerbating their suffering due to inadequate responses to their needs.