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Yemen
Gulf · Arabian Peninsula
Documenting conflict-related violations, civilian protection, and supporting Yemeni defenders, journalists, and humanitarian workers at risk.
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Our position on Yemen
We call for the protection of civilians and humanitarian access in Yemen, accountability for violations by all parties to the conflict, and the protection of Yemeni journalists, activists, and aid workers operating under threat.
— HuMENA
The Region, Connected
No country in MENA stands alone.
This country sits at the centre of the threads HuMENA follows — across borders where defenders flee, refugees move, and accountability converges.
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Where our work concentrates here.
Five strategic areas — Civic Space, Defenders, Digital Rights, Governance, Diaspora. Bar height shows the depth of HuMENA's coverage in that area for this country.
Civic Space
Defending freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly.
Defenders
Protection support and case advocacy for defenders at risk.
Digital Rights
Surveillance accountability and digital safety for civil society.
Governance
Fair-trial monitoring, judicial independence, and inclusive governance.
Diaspora
Cross-border protection and amplification of exiled voices.
Chronicle
A working record of our interventions.
Statements, reports, advocacy moments, defender cases. Chronological. Growing.
Dec 2025
JOINT STATEMENTS
Oct 2025
REPORTS
Oct 2025
JOINT STATEMENTS
Sep 2025
PRESS RELEASES
Oct 2024
PRESS RELEASES
Nov 2023
JOINT STATEMENTS
Jan 2021
JOINT STATEMENTS
May 2020
JOINT STATEMENTS
May 2020
JOINT STATEMENTS
At the international level
Where this work meets the institutions.
HuMENA carries documentation into the mechanisms with the most leverage — UN bodies, EU institutions, and joint civil-society coalitions.
UN HRC
Joint statements and submissions
Group of Eminent Experts
Civil-society engagement
EU and bilateral
On arms exports and accountability
Defenders
The people behind the work.
HuMENA stands with human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers, and activists. Where their identities can be public, we credit them. Where they cannot, we protect them.
Publications
Reports, statements, and analyses.
Yemen | Joint Letter Calls for the Immediate and Unconditional Release of Journalist Naseh Shaker
Silence by Force: Systematic Houthis Violations Against Human Rights Defenders in Yemen
Yemen | Houthi Authorities in Yemen Must Release Lawyer Abdulmajeed Sabra and Others Held for Peaceful Expression
HuMENA Condemns Houthi Arrests of UN Staff in Yemen, Warns of Grave Threat to Humanitarian Work
Yemen | Condemnation of the Houthi Court Ruling Against Journalist Mohammed Dabwan Al-Mayahi: A Flagrant Violation of the Right to Free Expression and an Escalation of Repression Against Journalists in Yemen
Yemen| The Houthis Continue Their Campaign of Arrests and Intimidation Against Journalists and Activists Due to National Celebrations
Civil society urges BIE Member States not to vote for Saudi Arabia to host the World Expo 2030
Bahrain: Open letter to Danish Prime Minister to take immediate action to free Abdul-Hadi Al-Khawaja
Yemen: Over 150 NGOs appeal for death sentences of four journalists to be overturned
Call for urgent Action: Yemen, overturn the death sentences of four journalists
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