Crimes that have not stopped – Houthi violations targeting mosques and hospitals

10th May 2023

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The Houthi terrorist militia continues to commit violations and crimes without regard for the sanctity of hospitals or mosques, and many reports have documented violations by pro-Iranian militias, with a Houthi leader and his gunmen storming a government hospital in Amran Governorate, beating the hospital director and stabbing him to death while wearing a bloodied face.

Storming hospitals

Human rights reports have documented some 5,115 Houthi violations against health facilities, hospitals, and health workers in Yemen over the past five years, including 92 killings of health workers, closure, destruction, and storming of 2,069 health facilities and hospitals.

Breaking into mosques

Last Sunday, Houthi militias stormed the “Sunni” mosque located in the town of Sa`wan, arrested the students who were attending scientific lessons in it, and took them to its prisons, after beating them, Houthi militias turned the mosque to a military barracks, prevented the worshipers from entering to perform prayers, and took over it. A human rights report documented about 3,370 Houthi violations that affected mosques and places of worship in 14 Yemeni governorates over the past seven years, including turning 54 mosques into military operations rooms, and closing 35 mosques.

Crimes and violations

Abdul Karim Al-Ansi, a Yemeni analyst and human rights activist, said: The crimes of the Houthi militias against civilians have escalated to the extent of storming hospitals, schools and mosques, and that is part of the terrorist group’s plan. He pointed out that the international community must take a decisive stance and classify the coups on the lists of international terrorism.

The terrorist militia stores weapons in schools and hospitals, uses residential areas as a launching pad, and uses hospitals as residential areas. Military leaders in the militia also use hospitals as residential areas and recruit children for the war in Yemen using schools, summer camps and mosques, the Yemeni human rights activist said.