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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.
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 Yemen: 2014: 21 October 2011 Unanimous The situation in Yemen 2051: 12 June 2012 Unanimous The situation ...
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]
Among the dead were 5 children, ages 2 to 13, 6 women and an elderly man. The wounded included 12 children, ages 3 to 8, and 2 women due to airstrike against Sanaʽa particularly in Bani Hawat, a predominantly Houthi neighborhood near Sanaa's airports and al-Nasr, near the presidential palace. HRW documented the deaths of 11 civilians ...
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 ...
The Yemen Red Crescent Society (Arabic: جمعية الهلال الأحمر اليمني ) is a Yemeni humanitarian association founded in 1968. [1] The group is a national affiliate of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies .
Yemen's humanitarian and development agencies focused on incorporating climate resilience into their interventions, recognizing the growing impact of climate change on the already vulnerable country. The Food Security and Agriculture Cluster aimed to secure and improve food access for vulnerable households through a $1.36 billion plan, reaching ...