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Today, many Yemeni activist women believe that Shari'a can be interpreted to further include women in the social, political, economic, and cultural life of the country. [19] Many of the discriminatory policies restrict familial rights of women. Women in Yemen cannot marry a non-Yemeni without approval from both her family and the state. [5]
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.
North Yemen Civil War: 188: 9 April 1964 9–0–2 (abstentions: United Kingdom and the United States) British attacks in Yemen and airspace violation of Federation of South Arabia: 243: 12 December 1967 Unanimous Admission of Democratic Yemen: 924: 1 June 1994 Unanimous 1994 civil war in Yemen: 931: 29 June 1994 Unanimous 1994 civil war in ...
18 March – A women's protest occurs in Hamdan district, Sana'a which the group organisers say was for denouncing the "crimes of Israel in Gaza". [ 21 ] 19 March – Houthis blow up a house in Radaa , killing nine members of a family and collapsing four nearby buildings in retaliation for the homeowner allegedly setting up an ambush that ...
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In her Vice News report "The Women Fighting to Protect Yemen", she interviewed female fighters, child brides, domestic abuse victims, widows of the conflict and female protestors, and chewed khat with government officials from the Yemeni Interior Ministry; their takes on the country's problems related to gender discrimination, gender violence ...
The spokesman for Yemen's Houthi rebels, Yahya Saree, is seen here during a march in solidarity with the people of Gaza on Dec. 15, 2023. Credit - Mohammed Huwais—Getty Images
Between 2000 and 2004 Al-Mutawakel worked for the National Commission for Women in Yemen, where she was responsible for public relations and women's participation in political processes. [8] In 2004 she began working on Yemeni human rights, initially with the Organisation for the Defence of Rights and Freedoms. [9]