SUBMISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF YEMEN
Download Third Cycle 32nd Session Human Rights Council January-February 2019 Submitted by: Mwatana for Human Rights Columbia Law School Human
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Grave crimes in Yemen must be urgently addressed; New report calls on UN member states to act to end human rights violations
Yemeni authorities must protect the rights of citizens, show respect for international law, and cease consent to the Saudi-led coalition’s operations in Yemen,
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Radio station attacked, killing four people; and Mwatana researcher released
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses great sorrow at the loss of life following an attack on a radio station in Yemen during the battle for control of
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Human rights defender Kamal Al-Shawish of Mwatana detained by Houthis in Hodeidah
On 14 August 2018, two armed men belonging to the armed group Ansar Allah (Houthis) arrested human rights defender Kamal Al-Shawish in a coffee shop on Sana'a Street in
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The need for the UN Human Rights Council to renew and strengthen the mandate of the Group of Eminent Experts
Excellency, We, the undersigned NGOs, urge your government to support the renewal and strengthening of the mandate of the Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen through
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Joint Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review – 32nd Session of the UPR Working Group
Introduction 1.1 CIVICUS is a global alliance of civil society organisations (CSOs) and activists dedicated to
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In advance of Yemen’s Universal Periodic Review at the UN in 2019, GCHR joins partners in joint submissions about violations affecting human rights defenders
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) joined partners in two joint submissions on Yemen’s human rights record in advance of its next Universal Periodic Review
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Mwatana’s leaders Radhya Al-Mutawakel & Abdulrasheed Al-Faqih detained at airport
On 18 June 2018, the President of Mwatana Organization for Human Rights in Yemen, Radhya Al-Mutawakel, and Executive Director Abdulrasheed Al-Faqih were detained for a
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Human Rights Groups Condemn Arbitrary Detention of Yemeni Human Rights Defenders and Urge Authorities to Permit Advocates to Freely Travel and Conduct Human Rights Work
JOINT STATEMENT BY HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES GROUPS The undersigned human rights and civil liberties organizations condemn the unlawful detention
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