Abdulrasheed Alfaqih Reviews details of his journey to represent the Mwatana Organization in an international advocacy tour, and draws attention to how the international community ignored the humanitarian tragedy in Yemen.
Director of Mwatana Organizaition: The Saudi coalition shut down the main airport in the capital, Sana’a, over a year ago, blocking vital medical and aid supplies from coming in. I don’t know anyone in Yemen who hasn’t been affected by the crisis.
Bombs keep falling on our homes and hospitals. Our daily suffering will continue unimpeded if governments, like the UK, keep providing arms is support to the Saudi-led coalition. For years governments have resisted independent international inquiry into the conflict. This must change, as soon as possible.
Radhya Almutawakel Sat - (10 Oct 2015) It is a big lie that describes the entry of Houthi armed group into the Yemeni capital Sana'a taking over the power on September 21st 2014 as white and bloodless. That entry, however, has its own invisible civilian victims that successive catastrophes and horribly escalating violations drew [...]
Radhya Almutawakel Wed - (26 Aug 2015) ) After a perilous exodus from Sana’a in recent weeks, a human rights activist talks to Yemeni civilians about what life is like when all sense of normality vanishes in the face of war. Residents shared harrowing stories of life since the start of the Saudi-led campaign more [...]
Radhya Almutawakel Wed - (26 Aug 2015) Lots of money and other stuff disappeared from the house of Abdul Hakim. But the most heart-aching thing was the savings of his 10-year-old daughter, Afaf. Afaf’s piggy bank was broken and all her savings (4700 riyals = US$ 22) taken. She had been striving hard to [...]
Abdulrashed Alfaqih Sun - (23 Aug 2015) The grievances cycle does not seem to stop at least during the near future, and will rather take different forms depending on the type of incidents and places. There happens change in the identities of the offender, the victim, the location and description of the grievance/violation. Our [...]
