Urgent Need for Independent International Inquiry on Yemen
Joint NGO letter to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council Excellency, We, the undersigned nongovernmental
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Human rights defender Hisham Al-Omeisy arrested and held incommunicado
Prominent human rights defender and on-line activist Hisham Al-Omeisy has been arrested by Houthi authorities and remains in detention without access to a lawyer or his
Read ReportPress in Yemen Faces Extinction: Journalists Need Support
Download INTRODUCTION Yemeni journalists are isolated and desperately need the support of the international community. After more than two years of conflict
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UN panel discusses the ongoing attacks on public freedoms during wartime
On 20 June 2017, a panel discussion focused on the ongoing attacks on public freedoms in Yemen was held on the side lines of the 35th session of the United Nations
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NGOs demand release of journalists held by Huthi forces for two years
JOINT PUBLIC STATEMENT The Huthi and allied forces should immediately and unconditionally release ten Yemeni journalists detained arbitrarily without charge or trial,
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Call for investigation into the suspicious death of journalist Mohammed Al-Abbsi
An independent, impartial and thorough investigation must be opened into the death of journalist Mohammed Al-Abbsi after results of an autopsy suggest he was poisoned.
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Gulf Centre for Human Rights mourns death of independent journalist Mohammed Al-Abbsi
It is with great sadness that the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) received news of the death of prominent journalist Mohammed Al-Abbsi in Yemen. He died on the
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LET THEM SPEAK – Media and freedom of expression targeted in Yemen
Download Introduction: Yemen is a country plagued by internal conflicts, poverty, humanitarian crises and a legacy of human rights violations. Serious
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Freedom of expression suffering greatly during conflict, says new report on media and journalists
Media outlets and journalists are targeted, abducted or killed, as they carry out their important and legitimate work, and the right to freedom of expression is
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