HRW condemns detention of Yemeni investigators by UAE-backed forces

HRW condemns detention of Yemeni investigators by UAE-backed forces

Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a statement Friday condemning the unlawful detention of members of Yemen’s national human rights institution by the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), a major party to the Yemeni war. The National Commission for the Investigation of Alleged Violations of Human Rights (NCIAVHR) is an independent body that investigates violations by all parties of the conflict in Yemen. The members of NCIAVHR, who were …

Yemen accuses UAE-backed forces of grave human rights violations

ADEN — Yemen’s Ministry of Legal Affairs and Human Rights has accused the United Arab Emirates and affiliated forces of committing serious human rights violations in Yemen, citing a large number of complaints from citizens and civil society organizations alleging assassinations, abductions, enforced disappearances, torture and detention in secret prisons.In a statement carried by the Yemeni News Agency (Saba) on...