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Seyaj Organization for Childhood Protection welcomed the historic decision of Yemeni President Field Marshal Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi to prohibit the recruitment of children under the age of 18 in Yemen. The organization said the decision represents a victory for children’s rights and the fruit of years of advocacy by Seyaj and its partners against childContinue reading “President Hadi Issues a Decision Banning the Recruitment of Children in Yemen”

Seyaj Organization for Childhood Protection succeeded in freezing the marriage of two Yemeni children for five years. The parents of the children, Naima Abdullah Al-Shuwaitir, aged 13, and Hafez Mansour Hamid Al-Hasani, aged 10, signed a written commitment not to complete the marriage until the children reach an age that allows them to make theirContinue reading “Seyaj Freezes the Marriage of Two Children in Sana’a for Five Years”

The father of the twelve-year-old girl Asma pledged not to complete his daughter’s marriage until she reaches the legal age, following efforts by Seyaj Organization for Childhood Protection and the cooperation of the security authorities in Wasab Al-Safil district, Al Hudaydah governorate. This was done through a written commitment submitted by both the girl’s fatherContinue reading “With Seyaj’s Intervention: Security in Wasab Al-Safil Stops the Marriage of a 12-Year-Old Girl for Six Years”

Seyaj Organization for Childhood Protection congratulated the child performer Shihab Al-Sha’rani on winning the title “Your Voice Is a Treasure.” The organization thanked Toyor Al Jannah channel, the child’s parents, and everyone who supported him until he won the title. It called on the government, especially the ministries of culture, information, and education, to takeContinue reading “Seyaj Congratulates Child Performer Al-Sha’rani on Winning “Your Voice Is a Treasure” and Calls for His Success to Be Replicated in Media and Schools”

Seyaj Organization for Childhood Protection announced that it would hold a press conference on Tuesday, 15 April, to release its special report on child abductions for the year 2013. The organization invited media outlets and rights groups to attend the event at its headquarters in Sana’a, where examples of child victims and their families wereContinue reading “Seyaj to Release Special Report on Child Abductions on Tuesday”

Seyaj Organization for Childhood Protection called on the Minister of Interior, the Attorney General, and the governor of Hajjah to take urgent legal action in the killing of fourteen-year-old Abu Bakr Mohammed Hadi Assaf. According to Seyaj’s Monitoring and Advocacy Center, the child’s father tied him to the back of a car and dragged himContinue reading “Father Drags His Son to Death for Missing School”

At a media meeting with journalists and writers held as part of Seyaj’s campaign against child recruitment in Yemen, Seyaj President Ahmed Al-Qurashi said the recruitment of children is a deeply rooted problem and a war crime being practiced on a wide scale in the country. He explained that although the phenomenon is not new,Continue reading “Seyaj President: Child Recruitment Is a Widespread Problem and a War Crime Practiced Broadly in Yemen”