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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]
The situation in Yemen 2051: 12 June 2012 Unanimous The situation in Yemen 2140: 26 February 2014 Unanimous The situation in Yemen 2201: 15 February 2015 Unanimous Situation in Yemen 2204 [1] 24 February 2015 Unanimous The situation in Yemen 2216 [2] 14 April 2015 14–0–1 (abstentions: Russian Federation) Situation in Yemen 2342: 23 February ...
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.
Yemeni men may have been tricked into fighting in Ukraine after promises of Russian citizenship. Russia is increasingly bringing in soldiers from other countries to help it fight in Ukraine.
In August 2007, Russia Today became the first television channel to report live from the North Pole (with the report lasting five minutes and 41 seconds). An RT crew participated in the Arktika 2007 Russian polar expedition, led by Artur Chilingarov on the Akademik Fyodorov icebreaker .
In 2013, then at age 10, al-Ahdal uploaded a 2.5 minute video to YouTube which quickly went viral. In the video, al-Ahdal accused her parents of trying to get her married in exchange for money. [6] The video was released with al-Ahdal speaking Arabic, but a YouTube user translated the video and uploaded it to YouTube with English captions.
Houthi rebels in Yemen used satellite data provided by Russia to target and attack commercial ships in the Red Sea, The Wall Street Journal reported. The outlet cited three unnamed sources ...
The Yemeni Women's Union (YWU; Arabic: اتحاد نساء اليمن, romanized: Ittiḥād Nisāʼ al-Yaman) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) founded in 1990. Its purpose is to promote women's civil rights and to empower women in Yemen. The current chairperson of the Yemeni Women's Union is Fathiye Abdullah. [1]