UN Chief Urges Houthi Rebels to Release Detained Personnel

UN chief slams Houthis’ court referral of UN staff in Yemen

UN Secretary-General Guterres condemns Houthis’ referral of UN staff to court, demanding release of 59 UN personnel held in Yemen.

UN chief condemns Houthis' referral of UN staff to special criminal court

UN chief condemns Houthis' referral of UN staff to special criminal court

UN Chief Urges Houthi Rebels to Release Detained Personnel

The UN Secretary-General has urged Yemen's Houthi rebels to release detained UN and foreign agency staff. This comes after the Houthis referred UN personnel to their special criminal court, violating international law. The UN condemns the actions as a grave human rights violation, with many detainees enduring intolerable conditions.

UN rights chief urges Yemen's de facto authorities to release detained UN staff

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UN chief condemns Houthi referral of some detained UN staff to court

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - United Nations ​Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ​condemns a referral by Yemen's Houthis ⁠of some of the dozens of U.N. staff they have detained to a ​special criminal court, his ‍spokesperson said on Tuesday.U.N. ​spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the Houthis have arbitrarily detained 59 Yemeni U.N. personnel, who have been held "incommunicado - ⁠some for years - without any due process, in violation of int…