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Women were at the heart of protests, demanding and protesting for a better political life. [28] Then in 2014, women represented more than one quarter of the participants in the National Dialogue Conference (NDC). [29] Through that, women of Yemen achieved important agreements, including the 30% quota for women's political participation. [28]
Human rights in Yemen are seen as problematic. The security forces have been responsible for torture, inhumane treatment and even extrajudicial executions. [1] In recent years there has been some improvement, with the government signing several international human rights treaties, and even appointing a woman, Dr. Wahiba Fara’a, to the role of Minister of the State of Human Rights.
The United Nations alleged that the Saudi-led coalition had violated international humanitarian law [7] because the bombing was a 'double tap' attack, or a type of airstrike where the first bombing is followed by a second one soon after, with the aim of targeting the wounded, aid workers, and medical personnel tending to them. The UN report ...
A Saudi Arabian-led military intervention in Yemen began in 2015, in an attempt to influence the outcome of the Yemeni Civil War.Saudi Arabia, spearheading a coalition of nine Arab states, began carrying out airstrikes [1] in neighbouring Yemen and imposing an aerial and naval blockade on 26 March 2015, heralding a military intervention code-named Operation Decisive Storm [2] (Arabic ...
Afghanistan – The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan government announced its support for the military intervention by Saudi Arabia in Yemen. [9] Algeria – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria, Ramtane Lamamra, expressed "very great and deep concern" about the events in Yemen and said the "escalation of violence" would only make the situation worse. [10]
War crimes and human rights violations, committed by all warring parties, have been widespread throughout the Yemeni civil war. [1] This includes the two main groups involved in the ongoing conflict: forces loyal to the current Yemeni president, Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi (supported by the Saudi-Arabia-led coalition), and Houthis and other forces supporting Ali Abdullah Saleh, the former Yemeni ...
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The Dhamar Airstrike took place on 1 September 2019 [3] when Saudi led military coalition aircraft targeted a college building in Dhamar, Yemen that was used as a detention facility by the Houthis. [1] According to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Yemen, the airstrike killed dozens of detainees. [4]