Starvation Makers
When asked about the impacts that warring party attacks and other conduct have had on their lives, people across Yemen described dire effects on food sources, water sources and critical civilian infrastructure.
The Use of Starvation by Warring Parties in Yemen as a Method of Warfare
The report, “Starvation Makers,” follows a year-long investigation into attacks and other conduct by the Saudi/UAE-led coalition and the Ansar Allah (Houthi) armed group impacting access to food and water in Yemen.
For the Sake of My Dream:
"I still lament the last time I embraced him as I was looking at his mother's tears and the intensity of her prayers that she used to recite since he left home on his journey until he arrived at the country of his destination."
The Tormented Wael :
“At about ten in the morning, a number of armed men came to my cell. They took me and put me in a security patrol car that was parked in front of the Criminal Investigation Department and took me to the Central Prison in the governorate.
“I will confess whatever you want, provided you release my wife and let her leave the station.”
“The chief of the police station and his assistants beat my husband in front of me with a stick and slapped him in the face. His eyes were swollen and surrounded by bruises and blue circles, and his face was bleeding...
From Hais to Sana’a
The armed boy asked the driver to pull the bus over to the side of the road and hand him the ID cards. My friend gave him his work card (which belongs to his employer) instead of his personal card. The boy took his card and asked him, “What is this card? Is there no other with you?” My friend replied, “I only have this.” The boy fell silent and allowed us to continue.
Human Rights Organizations Call on President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to Quash Ahmed Samir Santawy’s Verdict
On 6 February, the Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP), a special branch of the Public Prosecution responsible for prosecuting crimes that relate to “state security”, ordered his detention pending investigation over unfounded terrorism-related charges on the basis of secret NSA investigations that neither he nor his lawyers have been allowed to examine.
The Journey from Hajjah to Sana’a
I called my brother and woke him up to get ready, for he would be my companion on this trip. The driver called me and told me that he was waiting for me by the library on the main street. I left my room and said goodbye to my mother. This trip was both to attend a training course and to receive my treatment.
Anxiety About Traveling from Mocha to Sana’a
Before the war, I used to consider my journey to Sana'a long if I had to travel for about ten hours by public transport. Normally, it took an hour and a half to two hours from Mocha to the city of Taiz, and then five to six hours from Taiz to Sana'a.
Currency as a Barrier to Travel
the drivers in the terminal were refusing to accept fares in new currency from passengers, a state of confusion and discontent began to surface. At that time, a Houthi security squad arrived and dispersed the citizens who intended to travel to Sana’a and other provinces.