Yemeni Commission Documents over 3,411 Rights Violations in 2022

Arab World

December 30th, 8:37am

Aden - Ali Rabih

A member of a Yemeni mine disposal team works during an awareness campaign against the dangers of landmines and explosives, in the Khokha district of the Hodeidah province of Yemen, on December 21, 2022. (AFP)

The National Commission to Investigate Alleged Violations to Human Rights (NCIAVHR) said Thursday it has documented and investigated 3,411 human rights violations across Yemen in 2022. The violations include attacks on civilians, archaeological and religious sites, medical personnel and health facilities the destruction of private and public property, recruitment of minors and casualties from mine explosions. In a press release, NCIAVHR said the violations affected 3,713 people from both genders and all ages. It documented 940 attacks against civilians that left 1,412 deaths and injuries. It documented 447 deaths, including 35 women and 82 children. It confirmed 891 injuries, including 84 women and 212 children. It confirmed 426 victims of mines and explosive devices. Of those victims, 23 were women and 106 were children. It reported the arrest and disappearance of 968 people, targeted attacks against religious and archeological sites, 14 attacks against medical staff and facilities, and 1,092 attacks on private and public property. It documented 131 cases of child recruitment. The Commission said it had completed investigations into the bombing of 52 houses, the forced displacement of 144 families and 87 cases of extrajudicial killings. NCIAVHR added that the commission carried out 11 field visits to the governorates of Aden, Lahj, Taiz, Marib and Shabwa to investigate attacks on neighborhoods, residential areas and camps. They probed attacks on schools, medical facilities and farms. They toured contact lines and inspected the humanitarian situation on the ground. The commission also carried out field visits to remote mountainous region in the Dhale, al-Jawf, al-Bayda, Hajjah, Saada and Hodeidah. They held direct interviews with victims of torture, lootings, arbitrary sacking and child recruitment in the Dhamar, al-Mahwit, Amran and Sanaa regions. NCIAVHR called for probes into the human rights violations. It urged all warring parties to respect international humanitarian law. It called an end to arbitrary attacks and a halt to arbitrary arrests, kidnappings and looting. It called against imposing restrictions on women in engaging in social, political and public life. It urged the international community to condemn the human rights violations committed in Yemen and to identify the parties responsible. It urged it to increase humanitarian aid to the war-torn country and help the legitimate government meet its commitments.

from Asharq AL-awsat https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/4071236/yemeni-commission-documents-over-3411-rights-violations-2022