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More Than Eight Million Children Threatened by Death and Disease Because of the War in Yemen News
30 April 2015

More Than Eight Million Children Threatened by Death and Disease Because of the War in Yemen

Seyaj Organization for Childhood Protection issued an urgent humanitarian appeal to save more than eight million Yemeni children, including nearly one million infants, who face a severe food and health disaster. According to Seyaj’s Monitoring and Protection Center, children are at direct risk of death and disease because of malnutrition, unsafe drinking water, and theContinue reading “More Than Eight Million Children Threatened by Death and Disease Because of the War in Yemen”

Seyaj Appeals: Children in Yemen Are Living Through a Humanitarian Catastrophe Because of War and Siege News
15 April 2015

Seyaj Appeals: Children in Yemen Are Living Through a Humanitarian Catastrophe Because of War and Siege

Sana’a, 15 April 2015: Seyaj Organization for Childhood Protection warned of a humanitarian catastrophe facing more than five million children in Yemen, including nearly one million infants, as a result of war and blockade. The organization said the humanitarian situation for most Yemenis had reached an unbearable level because food, medicine, and fuel had beenContinue reading “Seyaj Appeals: Children in Yemen Are Living Through a Humanitarian Catastrophe Because of War and Siege”

With Support from the Dutch Embassy, Seyaj Trains Women’s Committees to Reduce Child Marriage News
27 December 2014

With Support from the Dutch Embassy, Seyaj Trains Women’s Committees to Reduce Child Marriage

Members of Seyaj’s women’s committees for the protection of girls from early marriage stressed the importance of raising awareness, building local capacity, and involving communities, especially women, in both preventive and follow-up protection for child-marriage victims. During a meeting organized by Seyaj and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Sana’a on theContinue reading “With Support from the Dutch Embassy, Seyaj Trains Women’s Committees to Reduce Child Marriage”

Seyaj Calls on Taiz Authorities to Investigate the Killing of Child Al-Alimi by Security Gunfire News
16 August 2014

Seyaj Calls on Taiz Authorities to Investigate the Killing of Child Al-Alimi by Security Gunfire

Three-year-old Mahmoud Abdulrahman Al-Alimi died in Taiz after being hit by three bullets, and one member of the security forces was accused of the crime. Seyaj Organization for Childhood Protection called on the governor of Taiz and the Public Prosecution to take the legal steps necessary to ensure justice for the child’s family and toContinue reading “Seyaj Calls on Taiz Authorities to Investigate the Killing of Child Al-Alimi by Security Gunfire”

Seyaj Appeals to Taiz Authorities to Annul the Marriage of a Girl Forced to Marry a Man in His Fifties News
14 August 2014

Seyaj Appeals to Taiz Authorities to Annul the Marriage of a Girl Forced to Marry a Man in His Fifties

Seyaj appealed to the authorities in Taiz governorate to annul the marriage of a twelve-year-old girl who had been forced to marry a man in his fifties in order to settle a family debt. Seyaj’s representative in the governorate followed the transfer of the child from criminal investigation police to the juvenile home. Lawyer AliContinue reading “Seyaj Appeals to Taiz Authorities to Annul the Marriage of a Girl Forced to Marry a Man in His Fifties”

Seyaj Calls for the Arrest of the Killers of Child Amjad Al-Jamaai in Sabrah, Ibb, and Their Referral to Justice News
27 July 2014

Seyaj Calls for the Arrest of the Killers of Child Amjad Al-Jamaai in Sabrah, Ibb, and Their Referral to Justice

Armed tribal gunmen killed eleven-year-old Amjad Samir Abdulraqib Al-Jamaai in Sabrah district of Ibb governorate in central Yemen. According to the victim’s family, the child was shot by armed men linked to an influential figure in the area who then fled. Seyaj condemned the brutal crime and called on the governor and police leadership inContinue reading “Seyaj Calls for the Arrest of the Killers of Child Amjad Al-Jamaai in Sabrah, Ibb, and Their Referral to Justice”

The Exploitation of Hundreds of Children in Riots Must Be Investigated News
12 June 2014

The Exploitation of Hundreds of Children in Riots Must Be Investigated

Seyaj Organization for Childhood Protection called on the Yemeni government to investigate the participation of hundreds of children in the riots and acts of sabotage that took place in Sana’a, warning of the danger of exploiting children to carry out acts that threaten their lives, safety, and childhood. Seyaj’s Monitoring and Advocacy Center stated thatContinue reading “The Exploitation of Hundreds of Children in Riots Must Be Investigated”

Seyaj and the Presidency Discuss Cooperation to Protect Childhood from Crimes and Violations News
11 May 2014

Seyaj and the Presidency Discuss Cooperation to Protect Childhood from Crimes and Violations

Seyaj Organization for Childhood Protection and the Yemeni Presidency discussed a number of issues and challenges affecting child rights in Yemen. The meeting brought together Seyaj President Ahmed Al-Qurashi and Dr. Abdullah Al-Alimi, head of the Presidency’s department for local authority and civil society organizations. The two sides discussed the death sentences facing dozens ofContinue reading “Seyaj and the Presidency Discuss Cooperation to Protect Childhood from Crimes and Violations”

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