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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 committee has branches in all the governorates of the Yemen, and each governorate selects its own female coordinator. [2] These coordinators play a key role in identifying the challenges to women in their respective regions, which thereby allows the committee to develop policies based on regional needs as opposed to blanket nationwide programs.
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 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]
The Women's Forum for Research and Training (WFRT) (Multaqa al-marʾa lil-dirasat, wa al-Tadrib), established in 2000, is "the major human rights organization for women in Yemen". [ 1 ] The WFRT was founded by the human rights activist Saud al-Qadasr , and is based in Ta'izz .
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.
The data was supplied through Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps members embedded in Yemen, the report said. That comes after reports that Russia has been weighing sending anti-ship missiles to the ...
In Yemen, abortions are only “permitted to save the life of a pregnant woman”, making it one of the strictest abortion laws in the Middle East and the world. [1] Abortion is not widely accepted in Yemeni society. [2] However, because of the recent conflict in Yemen, rape, honor killings, and unsafe abortions have increased in Yemen. [2]