Press release issued for publication: May 24, 2026
The Siyaj Organization for Child Protection addressed urgent and independent human rights and legal memoranda and reports to His Excellency the President of the Presidential Leadership Council, His Excellency the Prime Minister, His Excellency the Minister of Interior, and His Excellency the Attorney General of the Republic, demanding that decisive sovereign and legal measures be taken to dismantle systematic networks of sexual exploitation and extortion targeting children and women in the interim capital, Aden.
In its memorandum issued today, Sunday, the organization expressed its appreciation for the prompt and positive response from the Office of the President of the Republic, the Attorney General, and the Minister of the Interior to the organization’s previous report No. (14/SJO/2026) dated May 22, stressing that the seriousness of the field data and recent human rights indicators necessitated raising the ceiling of institutional action to protect victims and preserve the dignity of society.
“Siyaj” explained that the information, repeated testimonies, and documents received by its legal departments reveal human atrocities that go beyond transient criminal offenses to be classified as “serious crimes against humanity and childhood,” noting that these violations are managed through organized and funded human trafficking and smuggling networks that possess logistical tools capable of penetrating society and targeting the most vulnerable groups of underage girls, juveniles, and women.
The memo addressed to the higher authorities stated:
In her letter to the aforementioned parties, Siyaj said: “The available field indicators prove the existence of collusion and direct supervision by some officials and influential political and security leaders in the interim capital, Aden, who exploited their public positions and authorities to provide cover and protection for criminals, ensure their impunity, and issue illegal orders to release the violators.”
Based on the constitutional and moral responsibility stipulated in national laws and international conventions ratified in Yemen, the Siyaj Organization, in its memoranda addressed to officials – each according to his jurisdiction and legal authority – identified three main demands that cannot be postponed:
Based on the constitutional and moral responsibility stipulated in national laws and international conventions ratified in Yemen, the Siyaj Organization, in its memoranda addressed to officials – each according to his jurisdiction and legal authority – identified three main demands that cannot be postponed:
- Public Judicial Accountability and Removal of Immunities: Directing the specialized criminal prosecution to open a comprehensive investigation and refer all those involved to swift and public trials, whether they are principal perpetrators or accomplices who concealed, facilitated, or obstructed justice.
- Independent National Commission of Inquiry: Forming a national commission of inquiry with broad participation from human rights civil society to dismantle the structure of these networks, track and cut off their sources of funding, and ban their influence.
Siyaj concluded its statement by emphasizing that the continued presence of the implicated or incapable security leaders in their positions after this official statement transfers the legal and political responsibility directly to the highest executive and security authorities in the country.
“Siyaj” stressed that delaying the taking of deterrent and public measures takes the matter out of the description of “administrative negligence” to place the authorities in the circle of “full criminal and political partnership” in the crime; since local legislation and international agreements on the rights of the child do not exempt the official who knows about the violation and remains silent about it, considering that protecting the childhood of Aden is the last line of defense for the remnants of state institutions.
It is worth noting that the organization sent official copies, along with supporting documents from these memoranda, to the Supreme Anti-Corruption Authority, the Ministry of Human Rights, and the Supreme Judicial Council, to ensure full institutional and judicial oversight and integration for the protection of childhood.
