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With the participation of the Arab Council for Childhood and Development, Yemeni civil society formed the first committee in the Arab region dedicated to following up on the implementation of the United Nations Secretary-General’s recommendations on child rights and identifying what has and has not been implemented. The committee, formed by non-governmental civil society organizationsContinue reading “Seyaj Helps Form the First Arab Committee to Follow Up on Implementing the UN Secretary-General’s Recommendations on Child Rights”

In the program Al-Sharia wa Al-Hayat on Al Jazeera, aired on Sunday, 4 April 2010, Dr. Yusuf Al-Qaradawi responded to a question about the debate in Yemen over setting a minimum marriage age for girls. He said that Islamic legislation was designed to realize people’s welfare in this life and the hereafter, and that legalContinue reading “Dr. Yusuf Al-Qaradawi Recommends Setting 16 as the Minimum Marriage Age for Girls in Yemen”

Seyaj Organization for Childhood Protection called on the Minister of Interior to promptly refer a number of detainees, including citizens of Arab nationalities, to the Public Prosecution to complete investigations ahead of trial on charges of trafficking in the organs of Yemeni citizens, including children. In its letter to the minister, the organization praised theContinue reading “Yemeni Interior Ministry Arrests Human Organ Trafficking Network and Pursues Others, Including Arab Nationals”

As the Hajjah Primary Court prepared to hear the case, the Public Prosecution issued forcible arrest orders against the director of the governorate’s electricity branch following the death of ten-year-old Jibran Ali Qazzan from an electric shock caused by negligence involving high-voltage wires hanging too close to the ground. According to the family’s complaint, theContinue reading “Death of Ten-Year-Old Jibran Qazzan Due to Negligence: Orders Issued for the Forcible Arrest of Hajjah Electricity Director”

Al-Tawasul Foundation for Human Development in Al Hudaydah screened the film ‘Imad’s Story’ during a workshop involving education leaders and male and female teachers as part of efforts to reduce school violence against children, with funding from Progressio UK. The event focused on school violence and brought together representatives of civil society organizations, UNICEF, HodeidahContinue reading “Al-Tawasul Foundation Screens the Film “Imad’s Story” for Education Leaders and Teachers to Reduce Violence and Discrimination Against Students”