A human rights report reveals the extent of Houthi violations in one year
The National Commission to Investigate Allegations of Human Rights Violations in Yemen launched its tenth periodic report yesterday in the interim capital Aden.
The report documented 2,832 violations committed by Houthi terrorist militias in the course of one year in various governorates, which resulted in more than 5,000 victims, half of them civilians, in 30 types of violations; these include the deliberate bombing of civilians, planting of mines, forced displacement, and torture to death, Al-Masdar Online reported.
The report monitored the recruitment of 106 children by al-Houthi between July 1, 2021, and the end of July 2012, 35 homes were bombed, 33 attacks on schools, 13 attacks on medical facilities and staff, and 8 attacks against humanitarian organizations.
According to the report, a total of 5,151 victims of violations, including 905 civilians killed, were verified by direct testimonies, documents, videos, and photographs.
The verified list of victims included 1,293 civilian victims, 432 of whom were killed, and a total of 861 civilians wounded, including 194 children and 105 women, according to the report.
About 171 cases of individual mine-laying have been monitored, resulting in 62 deaths, including 8 children and 2 women, in addition to 176 injuries, including 39 children and 6 women, which confirmed that Houthi militias were alone in this type of violation.
The total number of documented violations by the Houthis in recent years has risen to 23,332, leaving around 40,000 people dead and wounded, according to the report.
The commission has repeatedly sent requests for inquiries from Houthi militias about the abuses, but has received no response, a practice by the militias, the report said.
The commission demanded that Houthi militias stop recruiting children, abide by the truce, cease all indiscriminate and direct attacks on civilians and civilian objects, cease immediately the laying of mines, and stop the use of justice against opponents and legitimize illegal trials.
The report recommended that the international community intensify diplomatic efforts to reach a comprehensive ceasefire, in preparation for lasting peace, and raise the level of funding for humanitarian relief, redress and reparation for victims.
The Committee stressed the need to pressure the Yemeni parties to provide guarantees to protect human rights and limit violations, and to name the party that committed the violation, in order to achieve the principle of non-impunity, as a sign of the international disregard for the naming of Houthi militias and their being behind thousands of violations.
The National Commission is a mechanism to investigate allegations of human rights violations in Yemen, established by Republican Decree 2012 under the Gulf Initiative and Security Council Resolution 2051, and supported mainly by the UN Human Rights Council.
