Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday, August 16, 2024, called on the Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, to immediately evacuate the United Nations Human Rights Office in the capital Sana'a and release all UN and civil society staff. In a statement published ...
The European Union (EU) on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024, condemned the seizure of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) office in Sana'a by the Houthi group, which is designated as a terrorist organization by several countries. The EU called on the Houthis to "resp...
Amnesty International on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024, called on Houthi authorities, designated as a terrorist group by the international community, to overturn the conviction and death sentence against abducted human rights activist Fatima al-Arooli and release her immediately. The internation...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, strongly condemned the Houthi group's seizure of his office in Sana'a on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. The Houthi group is internationally recognized as a terrorist organization. Türk reiterated his call for the "immediate and ...
The Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, has seized the United Nations Human Rights Office in Sana'a, according to a senior UN official on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. The group reportedly confiscated documents, furniture, and vehicles. Volker Türk, t...
A mock trial highlighting sexual violence and child recruitment during the ongoing conflict in Yemen was held in Taiz on Monday, July 22, 2024. The event, organized by the Yemeni Coalition for Monitoring Human Rights Violations (YCMHRV), a member of the Justice Charter Coalition for Yemen, was par...
The National Commission to Investigate Allegations of Human Rights Violations met with Yemeni Defense Minister Mohsen al-Da'ari on Monday, July 1, 2024, to discuss guarantees for civilian protection and safety, as well as freedom of movement, particularly in light of the partial reopening of s...
Thirty Yemeni human rights organizations expressed their disappointment on Friday, June 28th, 2024, that the United Nations and its special envoy to Yemen have not utilized their leverage to pressure the Houthi group regarding the case of forcibly disappeared individuals, particularly politician M...
The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) has stated that Houthi attacks on international shipping have "diverted attention away from a set of commitments brokered by the United Nations and agreed upon by the warring parties in December 2023." In a report translated int...
Yemeni member of the Shura Council and Arab Parliament, Alwi Al-Basha, participated in the first meeting of the Arab Human Rights Observatory's Board of Trustees on Saturday, June 8th, 2024. The meeting took place in Cairo under the chairmanship of Arab Parliament President and Chairman of the...
A team from the National Commission to Investigate Allegations of Human Rights Violations visited Marib Governorate on June 3, 2024, holding discussions with local authorities and visiting detention facilities. The visit began with a meeting between Marib Deputy Governor Dr. Abdulrabb...