US EditionFamilies of Yemeni aid workers detained by Houthi rebels despair for their fate
Dozens of aid workers remain detained by Houthi rebels amid accusations of espionage, with 59 United Nations personnel still held, according to Human Rights Watch.
- Yemeni aid workers employed by United Nations agencies have been detained by Houthi rebels since May 2024, causing distress for their families who are unaware of their whereabouts or condition.
- Families of the detained aid workers were not informed of their relatives' locations for months, amounting to enforced disappearances, according to a report by Human Rights Watch.
- One doctor from Sanaa said his brother, who worked with UNESCO, was arrested last year, and a cousin, also a U.N. agency staffer, was arrested in September after being summoned for questioning multiple times.
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Families fear for Yemeni aid workers detained by Houthis
Ahmed al-Yamani's family went from joy of celebrating his daughter's wedding to terror the next day, when masked troops stormed into their home in Sanaa, Yemen's capital held by the country's Iran-backed Houthi rebels, and arrested him. The family didn't hear from him for months. His only crime, they suspect, was having worked for local humanitarian groups. Al-Yamani is among dozens of Yemeni workers with aid groups, United Nations agencies and …
Families of Yemeni aid workers detained by Houthi rebels despair for their fate
Yemen's Houthi rebels have arrested dozens of workers with United Nations agencies, aid groups and nongovernmental organizations. The rebels have raided their homes and offices, confiscated their smartphones and laptops and detained them for months without charges in undisclosed locations.…
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