In September 1995, 189 UN member states adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BDPfA). This was a statement of political commitment to ensure ...
Amnesty International has learnt from sources in Yemen that on 1 February journalist Muhammad al-Maqalih appeared before a prosecutor for the Specialized Criminal ...
Three men have had their death sentences confirmed by Yemen's Supreme Court in recent days. If the Court's verdict is ratified by the President, they will be at ...
Yemen's Minister of Information has announced that the Yemeni authorities are holding journalist Muhammad al-Maqalih. However, the authorities are still refusing ...
Another son of al-Ayyam editor-in-chief Hisham Bashraheel is now known to have been detained after a demonstration about action taken by the authorities against ...
A newspaper's editor-in-chief and his son were arrested after a demonstration against a ban on the newspaper. They are detained incommunicado and are at risk of ...
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. 27 November 2009. Index: MDE 31/017/2009. Yemen: Government should announce commitment to tackle 'widespread' torture. ...
Women in Yemen face systemic discrimination and endemic violence with devastating consequences for their lives. Their rights are routinely violated because Yemeni ...