Houthis 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.
US air strike that left dozens of migrants dead must be investigated - NEWS - 19/05/2025
On 28 April 2025, a United States air strike on a migrant detention centre in Sa'ada, north-western Yemen, killed and injured dozens of migrants and must 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.
US aid cuts compound humanitarian crisis - NEWS - 10/04/2025
The United States government's abrupt and irresponsible termination of foreign assistance is putting the health and human rights of millions of people in Yemen who depend on humanitarian aid at risk. Read more.
Investigate death in custody of UN aid worker - NEWS - 12/02/2025
Yemeni authorities must urgently investigate the death in custody of United Nations humanitarian worker with the World Food Programme, who had been arbitrarily detained since 23 January 2025 and was held at a Huthi-run detention centre in northern Yemen. The name of the staff member has not been officially released. Read more.
Journalist released - GOOD NEWS! - URGENT ACTION UPDATE - 21/01/2025
On 18 January 2025, journalist Ahmad Maher was released from Bir Ahmad prison in Aden, Yemen. On 25 December 2024, the Aden based Specialised Criminal Court of Appeal had acquitted him after he was sentenced by the Specialised Criminal Court to four years in prison following a grossly unfair trial on charges of disseminating false and misleading news, a crime that is not recognised under international law, and forging identity documents. Read more.
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