Saudi Arabia, the government of Yemen and other governments from the Arab region, including Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), succeeded in censoring any and all discussion on atrocities …
Yemen: New Wave of Houthi Arbitrary Arrest
Hundreds Held for Marking National Holiday
Houthi authorities arrested dozens of people in the last week of September 2024 for peacefully celebrating or posting on social media about the anniversary of Yemen’s “September 26 Revolution,” Human …
Yemen: Urgent Action Needed to Protect Civil Society Organizations in Aden
The Southern Transitional Council (STC), the de facto authority in southern Yemen, must urgently lift oppressive restrictions on civil society organizations operating or seeking to establish themselves in Aden, the …
Invisible and Unheard:
The Escalating Tragedy of Enforced Disappearances in Yemen
On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, we urgently appeal to the international sponsors of the Yemen peace talks to prioritize the issue of the forcibly disappeared …
Is the Palestinian Cause Central to the Arab World?
The date of the Al-Aqsa Flood, 7 October 2023, will be remembered for more than one reason, regardless of the intentions of its masterminds. One reading is that Al-Aqsa laid …
Human Rights Priorities in Yemen’s Peace Efforts
Mwatana for Human Rights and the undersigned organizations extend their sincere gratitude for the ongoing peace initiatives aimed at achieving a comprehensive and equitable peace agreement in Yemen. The journey …
56th Session of the UN Human Rights Council:
Rights Protections Undermined as Victims Increasingly Abandoned
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) expressed profound concern over the increasing abandonment of victims of wide-spread and severe human rights violations throughout the MENA region and wider world, …
After 7 October: Prospects in the Arab World
Over the two waves of the Arab Spring uprisings, which spanned nearly a decade, the Arab world was unable to find a common middle ground between the ruling elites and …
Yemen: At Symposium on Sidelines of HRC, Renewed Demand to Open the Roads
The Yemeni Coalition for Human Rights, in cooperation with the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, on 1 July organized a public symposium on the sidelines of the 56th session …
Yemen: Houthis Must Immediately Release Civil Society and UN Staff Members
The Houthis, the de facto governing authority in the Yemeni capital Sana’a and other cities, must immediately and unconditionally release detained staff members from Yemeni and international civil society organizations …