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JULY 9, 2024

The UN Security Council unanimously voted on Monday to extend the mandate of the body monitoring the ceasefire agreement in Yemen’s Al Hudaydah Governorate, the United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA). This document was signed among parties to the conflict in Yemen, namely the government and the Houthis.

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AUGUST 20, 2024

Yemeni civilians depend on receiving food and humanitarian aid at Yemen’s Hodeidah port in the city of Al Hudaydah, located on the Red Sea coast in western Yemen. The post Human Rights Watch says Israel airstrikes on Yemen port violate laws of war appeared first on JURIST - News.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres Monday led a pledging event to raise funds to address the escalating humanitarian crisis in Yemen which has been ongoing since 2014. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned the Houthi movement in Yemen for blocking ports and exports. ” The US contribution was the highest at $444.21

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MARCH 14, 2022

UNICEF Representative to Yemen Philippe Duamelle stated Saturday that 47 children in war-torn Yemen have been killed or maimed in just the first two months of 2022. UNICEF has verified that more than 10,200 children have been killed or injured in Yemen over the past seven years. The actual number is likely to be much higher.

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AUGUST 30, 2021

London-based human rights lawyers, representing victims of Yemen’s civil war, called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) Monday to investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the civil war. The evidence came from survivors and their relatives.

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JULY 5, 2024

Amnesty International called Thursday for Houthi authorities in Yemen to immediately release detained staff from the UN and civil society organizations. ” The post Amnesty International calls on Yemen Houthis to immediately release arbitrarily detained UN staff appeared first on JURIST - News.

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AUGUST 19, 2024

The Convention on the Rights of the Child , to which Yemen is a party, protects a child’s right to nutritious food and clean drinking water. The post Report warns humanitarian aid urgently needed as acute malnutrition accelerates for children in Yemen appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JANUARY 25, 2022

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned Friday airstrikes launched by a Saudi-led coalition against a detention centre in Saada city, Yemen which left sixty dead and more than a hundred injured. The Saudi-led coalition became involved in Yemen’s civil war to restore the ousted government in 2015.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

” The civil war in Yemen which began in 2014, is a conflict between the Iran-backed Houthi rebels and the internationally-recognized government forces, backed by a Saudi and UAE-led coalition. The post Human Rights Watch: Houthi rebels and Yemen government violated right to water in Taizz, Yemen appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JUNE 13, 2021

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) added 12 individuals, entities and vessels to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list Thursday for funding Houthi efforts in Yemen. The post US sanctions individuals funding Houthis in Yemen appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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JUNE 4, 2022

Three NGOs Friday filed a lawsuit in France against three defense manufacturers for allegedly aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity in Yemen. The ongoing war in Yemen began in 2014; Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Yemen reached a ceasefire in April that was extended Thursday.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The worst-performing countries according to the report were Iran, Afghanistan, North Korea, Yemen, and South Sudan. The rights of workers and justice were also measured, including protection from child labor and the right to a fair trial. These countries have faced dire human rights situations in the past year.

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MAY 27, 2024

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced Sunday that the Houthi rebel group in Yemen has unilaterally released 113 detainees in Sana’a, the capital city that came under Houthi control in September 2014. The ICRC facilitated the release at the request of the Houthi National Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs.

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APRIL 14, 2023

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Friday began facilitating the exchange of nearly 900 prisoners detained in Yemen’s long-running war. The ICRC will act as the neutral intermediary between Yemen and the prisoners by helping to relocate the prisoners.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

The senators were united in their criticism of Saudi Arabia’s ongoing war in Yemen. Lee called the war in Yemen a “humanitarian tragedy.” Paul said the sale would “be rewarding reprehensible behavior,” while Sen. ” Sen.

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JANUARY 25, 2025

Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally released 153 “conflict-related” detainees from Yemen’s capital city of Sana’a, according to the statement released by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Saturday. We know that many other families are also waiting for their chance to be reunited.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2025

According to prosecutors, Pham traveled to Yemen in 2010 to join AQAP and received training to wage jihad or holy war. Minh Quang Pham, a member of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), was sentenced Tuesday to 44 years in prison for plotting a terrorist attack at London’s Heathrow Airport in 2011.

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JUNE 7, 2024

As a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), Yemen is obligated to uphold the right to freedom of expression and association. The STC was established in 2017 under the leadership of Aydarus al-Zubaydi in response to South Yemen’s independence movement.

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JUNE 8, 2024

Houthi rebels have detained 11 UN personnel working in Yemen according to UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric on Friday. The Houthis have been targeting commercial ships amidst the Israel-Hamas war, drawing significant international attention but also cracking down on dissent within Yemen.

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APRIL 10, 2022

Rashad Al-Alimi, head of Yemen’s new presidential council, gave a speech Friday where he promised to end the current war by using a peaceful process. ” The seven-year-long war between Yemen and Saudi Arabia has killed thousands and adversely impacted the people of Yemen. This cease fire began last Saturday.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Haidar mentioned, “There must be an urgent independent, effective and impartial investigation into the circumstances that led to his death” Ahmed was a Yemeni national who had been working with WFP since 2017 and died on February 10 in a prison in northern Yemen. The causes of his death were not made immediately clear.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

On Friday, following a demonstration in Yemen, Amnesty International reported that Houthi authorities arrested an “alarming” amount of people. The demonstration was held to commemorate the 26th anniversary of Yemen’s September Revolution, and those taking part were said to be peacefully “exercising their right to freedom of assembly.”

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JUNE 27, 2024

Human Rights Watch (HRW) raised alarm on Wednesday over the arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances conducted by Houthi officials in Yemen since May 31, 2024. ” stated the Yemen and Bahrain researcher at HRW, Niku Jafarnia.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 4, 2021

More than 60 civil society organizations Thursday called upon the United Nations to create an independent panel to investigate and report on violations of international law committed in Yemen. The groups are now calling on the General Assembly to establish a new accountability mechanism for Yemen.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Moreover, IOM stated that while it requested USD 170 million in 2021 to cover the growing needs of Yemen’s displaced, conflict-affected, and migrant communities, only roughly half of that amount has been received. The IOM called on all parties to end the ongoing conflict and appealed for immediate funds to support those affected.

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DECEMBER 31, 2021

“ From Afghanistan to Yemen, and Syria to northern Ethiopia, thousands of children paid a devastating price as armed conflict, inter-communal violence, and insecurity continued,” the organization said in a statement. . Children in Somalia and Yemen were among the most affected.

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AUGUST 29, 2022

The post Rights activists slam Houthi rebel forces for blocking Yemen roads in violation of international law appeared first on JURIST - News. Sheba Youth Foundation, Saferworld, and the Watch for Human Rights.

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JUNE 16, 2024

The US Central Command, in a press release at the time of the incident, said: […] Iranian-backed Houthis launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) from Houthi controlled areas of Yemen over the Red Sea. There were no injuries or damage reported by U.S., coalition, or commercial ships.

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AUGUST 21, 2023

Saudi Arabian border guards have killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants attempting to cross the Yemen-Saudi Arabia border, according to a Monday report from Human Rights Watch (HRW). Yemen itself is home to its own domestic humanitarian crisis due to an ongoing armed conflict.

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JULY 12, 2022

Guterres also highlighted countries such as Yemen, Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia as having the highest number of violations against children. Guterres outlined Ukraine, Ethiopia and Mozambique as significant sources of violations which needed to be investigated further: In view of the gravity and number of violations reported.in Mozambique.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The European Union Monday joined an outcry of international criticism over the execution of nine men by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen. The post European Union joins outcry over executions by Yemen’s Houthis appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The UN Security Council announced new sanctions on Tuesday against three Houthi leaders for threatening the peace, security and stability of Yemen. The sanctions follow Houthi attacks against the last government-controlled city in Yemen, Marib. The OFAC has not yet implemented the newest round of UN Yemen sanctions.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

The other lowest-ranking countries included Venezuela, Syria, South Sudan and Yemen. .” Countries with the lowest scores in the rule of law index largely scored very low on the CPI as well, demonstrating a “clear connection between access to justice and corruption.”

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

For example, recent reports have accused Saudi forces of mass killings along its border with Yemen, where migrants and asylum seekers have been shot. The statement cites many examples of alleged human rights violations and international crimes.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

US Navy SEALs boarded a vessel and seized Iranian-manufactured missile components destined for Houthi rebel forces in Yemen during a flag verification mission in the Arabian Sea near the coast of Somalia, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Tuesday, claiming the components were being transported in violation of a UN Security Council arms embargo. (..)

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JURIST

DECEMBER 15, 2022

64 of those held hostage are in just three Middle Eastern countries: Syria, Yemen and Iraq. Another 65 journalists are held hostage, with an overwhelming amount of that figure–93.8 percent–detained in their home countries. This is the same as the figure RSF presented last year. Two journalists were also reported missing in 2022.

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OCTOBER 22, 2021

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