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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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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 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.”
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The Specialized Criminal Court in Hajjah Governorate issued a verdict today against the rapist and murderer of a 12-year-old girl, after convicting him of the crimes attributed to him. Judicial sources told Al-Siyaj that the sentence will be carried out in a public square in the center of Al-Tur district in northwestern Yemen. The verdictContinue reading “Hajjah court sentences rapist and murderer of 12-year-old girl to death.”
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The Child Protection Organization (Siyaj) has frozen the marriage of two Yemeni children for five years. The parents of the two children (Na’ma Abdullah Al-Shwaiter, 13 years old, and Hafez Mansour Hamid Al-Hasani, 10 years old) committed to the organization in writing not to proceed with the marriage until the children reach an age whereContinue reading “Childhood Fence succeeds in freezing the marriage of two children in Sana’a for 5 years.”
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The Child Protection Network (Siyaj) calls on the government to investigate the participation of hundreds of children in the riots and acts of vandalism that took place in Sana’a today. It warns of the danger of exploiting children to carry out acts of rioting and vandalism that threaten their lives, safety, and childhood. The MonitoringContinue reading “The exploitation of hundreds of children in riots must be investigated.”
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The 2009 annual report of the UN Secretary-General on children in armed conflict discussed the six violations suffered by Yemeni children in the ongoing war between the Houthi group and the Yemeni government since mid-2004. Mr. Ban Ki-moon’s report was based on a report prepared by the SEAJA organization with support from UNICEF, which addressedContinue reading “Based on the report “Siyaj: Children of Yemen” within the UN Secretary-General’s report on armed conflicts 2009.”
