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A report documenting the killing and injury of more than eighteen children and women in shelling that targeted Taiz Central Prison. The item condemns the attack, highlights the scale of civilian harm, and calls for urgent investigation, accountability, and compensation for the victims under the law.
Messages That Matter
A downloadable Seyaj code of conduct and protection policies document.
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Seyaj Organization for Childhood Protection and the Taiz branch of the Bar Association agreed to form a joint committee to identify the difficulties and challenges facing child justice in the governorate and hindering victims’ access to redress, legal protection, and care. The agreement comes within Seyaj’s strategy to build a protective environment for children byContinue reading “Seyaj and the Taiz Bar Association Agree on a Joint Committee to Support Child Justice”
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Seyaj called on the President of the Court of Appeal in Hajjah governorate to intervene quickly and decisively to rescue and secure justice for a twelve-year-old girl who had been abducted by deception and was now being tried before the Abs district court for allegedly committing an ‘indecent act.’ The organization said the prosecution treatedContinue reading “A Yemeni Girl Tried for an “Indecent Act,” While Seyaj Calls for Her Rescue as an “Abduction Victim””
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Seyaj thanked the police in Taiz governorate for their efforts to protect children and confront crimes that violate their rights. The organization said it seeks to strengthen cooperation with security and judicial authorities in order to reduce the alarming increase in sexual violence in the context of war and displacement in Yemen. It also praisedContinue reading “Taiz Police Arrest Suspect in the Rape of a Child with a Disability”
Statements
Seyaj Organization for Childhood Protection denied any connection to a statement circulated by some media outlets at the end of January 2019 under the title that more than one hundred civil society organizations condemned the Haradh massacre. The organization rejected the use of its name in the statement without its knowledge and reserved its rightContinue reading “Seyaj Denies Any Connection to a Statement Condemning the Haradh Massacre and Issues a Warning”
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A local court responded to Seyaj’s efforts by preventing the forced marriage of a twelve-year-old girl after she had been abducted for the purpose of marrying her in Hajjah governorate in northwestern Yemen. On Tuesday, 5 February 2019, the court of Abs district refused to accept the marriage claim because of the girl’s young age.Continue reading “The Judiciary Prevents the Marriage of a 12-Year-Old Girl After Her Abduction in Northwestern Yemen”
Media Center
In this opinion piece, Seyaj President Ahmed Al-Qurashi reflects on the complexity of intervening in child-protection cases, especially cases of forced or early marriage where families, social pressures, and the absence of state protection systems all shape the outcome. He explains that protection work is not driven by emotion alone. In many situations, the familyContinue reading “They Are Not Tools for Emotional Mobilization”
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On the morning of 1 January 2019, the death sentence was carried out against the abductor, rapist, and killer of a nine-year-old girl in Ibb governorate, central Yemen. A Seyaj representative said the execution took place in the governorate’s sports stadium after the convict was found guilty under the law. The public turnout was exceptionallyContinue reading “Execution of the Abductor, Rapist, and Killer of a Girl in Ibb, While Another in Hajjah Awaits Execution”
Statements
A statement on the execution of a convicted abductor, rapist, and killer of a girl in Ibb governorate. The item records the enforcement of the highest legal penalty in a grave case involving child abduction, rape, and murder, in the context of demands for justice and deterrence.
