Local, regional, and international organizations condemn in the strongest possible terms the unlawful detention of Saferworld Country Director Awfa Al-Naami by Houthi authorities in Sana’a, Yemen. We call for her immediate and unconditional release.
“It is a huge honor to welcome Osamah to the Human Rights Institute,” says Alex Moorehead, “We will work with him to deepen and strengthen connections between Yemeni and U.S. human rights organizations.”
From the moment you were arrested, my hero, until now, I have become increasingly convinced that we were born in a country where its righteous people and activists are imprisoned, and its corrupt and crooked people, thieves and their families live in "luxury villas", surrounded by servants and butlers.
Despite these immensely difficult circumstances in a war-torn and diminishing space for activism, Mwatana has remained steadfast in its mission to defend human rights. Aware of historical failures of civil society, It’s leadership and staff have taken renewed efforts to fulfill the highest professional standards.
Alfaqih was horrified to learn about Khashoggi’s gruesome killing at the hands of Saudi Arabian operatives inside a consulate in Turkey. At the same time, Khashoggi’s death has given the 36-year-old human rights leader new hope for his life’s work.
The ability of journalists, media professionals and relief workers to perform their tasks, in a way that preserves their safety and security, is another matter that requires scrutiny.
If someone had asked me before this experience about the feeling that would take hold of me if I lived under aerial bombardment, I would have replied that it was fear. During these days however, fear was not the “monster”, but rather humiliation, which is the headline under which all other feelings fall.
Parties can agree to very specific steps, implemented immediately, that are necessary to save Yemeni lives. Releasing the arbitrarily detained, opening the airport, and ensuring commercial shippers free access to the port, are necessary steps to support the civilian population. said Radhiya al-Mutawakel.
Under the ongoing armed clashes, Al-Shaqb has become an area of distressed villages, stricken with shells and bullets on a daily basis, and its reefs are planted with mines. The bitterness of displacement and enforced evictions has become a common agony suffered by all the villagers in the area
A new report details 28 incidents of violations out of 34 incidents documented by Mwatana, about various types of direct and indirect violations and attacks carried out against archaeological and religious sites for a period of three years.
