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The majority of perpetrators of sexual abuse against children easily escape punishment, especially if they are relatives or close family members of the victims, or if they are backed by armed groups or influential figures. The war and political and military divisions have undermined the efficiency and independence of justice and law enforcement institutions. TheContinue reading “Why only these crimes?!”
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Basic and secondary education are among the civilian sectors most affected by the war in Yemen. Since 2014, the war has spread to almost all Yemeni governorates. Education has suffered widespread destruction, encompassing all components of the educational process (personnel, curricula, and infrastructure). This has resulted in more than four million children being deprived ofContinue reading “Yemen… an all-out war on education”
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Since its establishment, Seyaj has been working to monitor and document violations and crimes affecting children’s rights in armed conflicts. Seyaj has developed its policies and mechanisms to comply with United Nations treaties and standards, most notably the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols. UN Security Council Resolution 1612 ofContinue reading “The six violations against children.”
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Seyaj Organization for Child Protection appeals to both the Head of the Supreme Judicial Council and the Attorney General of the Republic to urgently address the death sentence against a 15-year-old child. The organization said in Messages I sent in this regard indicate that the Zanzibar Primary Court sentenced the child Hani Mohammed bin MohammedContinue reading “A Yemeni court sentences a child to death in Zinjibar, Abyan Governorate.”
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Antipersonnel mines have killed 68 Yemeni civilians and injured 84 others, mostly children and women, in several Yemeni governorates since the beginning of January 2022.* Seyaj Organization for the Protection of Childhood condemns the continued planting of antipersonnel mines Sea mines in many Yemeni governorates have killed and injured thousands of civilians and threaten theContinue reading “Landmines killed and injured more than 150 civilians, mostly children, in one month”
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The Siyaj Organization warned of the continued and escalating domestic violence and grave violations of international law against children amidst the ongoing war, now in its seventh consecutive year, coupled with a complete absence of justice and redress for the victims. In a working paper titled “Yemen: Childhood in Hell,” the organization stated that theContinue reading “Yemen… The continuation of the war and the militarization of child protection and justice institutions are among the most important reasons for the increase in violence and impunity.”
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The Wasab Al-Aali Primary Court in Dhamar Governorate ruled today to annul the marriage contract of ten-year-old Saud Yahya Mohammed to her sixty-year-old husband. This decision was based on a request from the Siyaj Organization, citing the child’s aversion to her husband and the harm she suffered as a result of this barbaric marriage. ThisContinue reading “In response to a lawsuit: A Yemeni court annuls the marriage contract of a child to a man in his sixties”
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Security and human rights sources confirmed to the Siyaj Organization that a sniper belonging to the Houthi Ansar Allah group targeted an eight-year-old girl this evening, Monday, August 17, inflicting a serious head injury. Eyewitnesses confirmed that the girl, Ruwaida Saleh bin Saleh al-Qafri, was targeted from the Central Security Camp in the Kalaba neighborhood,Continue reading “Sources told Al-Siyaj that a Houthi sniper shot a girl in the head in Taiz.”
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The Siyaj Organization for Child Protection appeals to the security and judicial authorities in Dhamar Governorate to expedite the referral of the father of ten-year-old Saud Yahya Muhammad and her sixty-year-old husband to trial and to annul her marriage contract, as she was forced into the marriage and her consent to it is not consideredContinue reading “A young girl attempts suicide to escape being married to a 60-year-old man, and a fence demands a ban on marriage.”
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The Siyaj Organization for Child Protection calls on the security and judicial authorities in areas controlled by Ansar Allah (the Houthis) to take the necessary legal measures against the killer of 11-year-old Asim Mohammed Hashem in the Al-Jundiyah area of Al-Ta’iziyah District. The accused shooter is Ammar Mohammed Ali Al-Sururi, a member of Ansar AllahContinue reading “A child was killed in a barbaric manner, prompting calls for the Houthi movement to hand over the accused to the judiciary.”
