Death Falling from the Sky
Twenty years after the US began its secret and unaccountable killings in Yemen, the Biden Administration should, at long last, change towards a rights-respecting course.
After Nearly Two Decades of US Lethal Operations in Yemen, Redress Long Overdue
"Death Falling from the Sky: Civilian Harm from the United States’ Use of Lethal Force in Yemen," investigates ten US airstrikes—all apparently conducted with unmanned aerial vehicles (drones)—and two US ground raids in Yemen..
Verbal Briefing of Radhya Almutawakel, U.S House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Thursday, March 11, 2021
I’ll say again: Yemenis are not starving; they are being starved. Yemen’s humanitarian catastrophe can only be understood as linked to the ways in which the warring parties have carried out attacks in the absence of accountability.
GRC and Mwatana call on the UNSC to enhance accountability for mass starvation in Yemen
Despite repeated calls by the UN Human Rights Council Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen and the UNSC Sanctions Committee Panel of Experts on Yemen for States to take action towards holding perpetrators accountable, thus far no steps have been taken towards addressing impunity for starvation-related conduct.
Ansar Allah (Houthi) Group Causes Death and Injury of Scores of African Migrants in Sana’a
Nearly 900 migrants, mostly Ethiopians, were being held by Ansar Allah in the overcrowded facility, and more than 350 migrants were in the hangar area that caught fire, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), whose staff were at the site at the time.
Groundbreaking decision for victims of Italian weapon airstrikes in Yemen
the judge upheld the grounds of their opposition, and paved the way for a thorough investigation into the responsibility of arms manufacturer and UAMA officials in the deadly airstrike that killed a family of six in October 2016.
Yemen: UAE-Backed Forces Torture Journalist
Al-Hasani, 35, is an investigative journalist, producer, and fixer for international journalists, based in the southern port city of Aden. In 2009, he co-founded the news website, Aden al-Ghad, which covers current affairs in Aden and across Yemen.
Quaker organisations announce Nobel Prize nominations
International solidarity has helped heal some of the scars that have clung to our souls, helped us continue our work, and fed our hope that we will see a just Yemen without war. – Radhya Almutawakel, Mwatana for Human Rights
Ensure Accountability for Yemen at the UN Security Council
On 3 December 2020, the GEE briefed the UNSC in a closed session on its September 2020 report, “A Pandemic of Impunity in a Tortured Land,” in which the GEE called on the UNSC to refer the situation in Yemen to the International Criminal Court (ICC)
European Parliament Adopts Resolution on Yemen, Calls on EU and Member States to Address Accountability Gap
the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the political and humanitarian situation in Yemen by a large majority of 638 votes for, 12 against and 44 abstentions.