US air strike on migrant detention centre - REPORT - 29/10/2025
On 28 April 2025, a United States air strike hit a migrant detention centre in Sa'ada, north-western Yemen, killing and injuring dozens of African migrants. Based on the testimony of survivors of the strike and the analysis of satellite imagery and footage, Amnesty International has reasonable basis to conclude that the air strike qualifies as an indiscriminate attack and should be investigated as a war crime. Read more.
Amnesty had originally called for the air strike to be investigated as a violation of international humanitarian law. It has been reported that hundreds of people have been killed or injured as a result of United States air strikes on Yemen since March 2025. Read more.
Huthis must immediately release prominent human rights lawyer- NEWS - 01/10/2025
The Huthi de facto authorities must immediately and unconditionally release human rights lawyer Abdul Majid Sabra, who has been arbitrarily detained since 25 September 2025 solely for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression. Read more.
Huthis should free UN, civil society staff - NEWS - 30/05/2025
Huthi de facto authorities should immediately and unconditionally release dozens of staff from the United Nations, and Yemeni and international civil society organisations who were arbitrarily detained over the course of the past year. Read more.
Amnesty International was among a number of Yemeni and international civil society organisations to urgently call on the international community to do everything in its power to ensure the immediate and unconditional release of all those who have been arbitrarily detained by the Houthi de facto authorities, including the United Nations and civil society organisations staff. Read more.
Yemeni asylum seeker released in Egypt - GOOD NEWS! - URGENT ACTION UPDATE - 30/05/2025
On 23 January 2025, Yemeni asylum seeker Abdul-Baqi Saeed Abdo was released after three years of unjust imprisonment. He was safely relocated and reunited with his family in Canada. Egyptian security forces had arrested Abdul-Baqi Saeed Abdo on 15 December 2021. A prosecutor then ordered his pre-trial detention on bogus charges of 'joining a terrorist group' and 'defamation of the Islamic religion'. He was detained solely for exercising his rights to freedom of expression, conscience and belief. Read more.
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