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The Seyaj Organization for Child Protection strongly condemns the horrific massacre resulting from the Houthi group’s targeting of the women’s section of the central prison in Taiz Governorate this afternoon. Initial reports indicate that six people, including a child, were killed and more than twelve others, all women and children, were injured by rocket fireContinue reading “More than 18 children and women were killed and injured in a bombing that targeted Taiz Central Prison.”
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The Seyaj Organization for Child Protection and the Taiz branch of the Bar Association agreed to form a joint committee to identify the difficulties and challenges facing juvenile justice in the governorate and hindering victims’ access to redress, legal protection, and care. This comes as part of Seyaj’s strategy to create a protective environment forContinue reading “Taiz Lawyers’ Association and Branch: Agreement on a joint committee to support children’s justice”
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The local court responded to the efforts of the SEYAJ Child Protection Organization by preventing the forced marriage of a 12-year-old girl who had been kidnapped in Hajjah Governorate, northwest Yemen. The Abs District Primary Court, presided over by Judge Majid Al-Harib, decided in its session on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, not to accept theContinue reading “A court has banned the marriage of a 12-year-old girl after she was kidnapped in northwest Yemen.”
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On the morning of January 1, 2019, the death sentence was carried out against the kidnapper, rapist, and murderer of nine-year-old (A.H.) in Ibb Governorate, central Yemen. A representative of the Siyaj Organization stated that the execution took place in the sports stadium in the governorate’s capital against the convicted (Y.Th.) after he was foundContinue reading “A kidnapper, rapist, and murderer of a child was executed in Ibb Governorate, and another in Hajjah is awaiting execution.”
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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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Seyaj Organization for Child Protection appeals to the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Hajjah Governorate to expedite the investigation into the rape and murder of 12-year-old (E.Y.A.) and refer him to the competent court with urgent procedures so that he receives his just punishment according to the law. In a letter to the Head of theContinue reading “Siyaj appeals to the head of the Hajjah Governorate prosecution to expedite the referral of the case of the rape and murder of a child to the judiciary.”
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The Siyaj Organization warns of the serious repercussions of a complete or partial halt to the educational process in Yemen during the 2017-2018 academic year. If the suspension of education in Yemeni public schools continues, it threatens nearly five million children with their right to basic education. It will also force thousands of students intoContinue reading “Siyaj warns: Depriving nearly 5 million students of education will lead to thousands of them being involved in fighting.”
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The Child Protection Organization (SIAJ) ranked 12th among organizations specializing in child and women’s protection worldwide. SIAJ’s ranking within the Pixel Project recognizes its efforts in “serious humanitarian solidarity and impartial work in combating violence against women and children.” It is also the only Arab organization on this list, which includes 16 human rights organizationsContinue reading “Siyaj ranked 12th globally”
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* Quoted from Yemen Monitor website / Sana’a / Special Ahmed Al-Qurashi, head of the Seyaj Organization for Child Protection, stated that the recruitment of children in Yemen increased by 500 percent during 2015. Al-Qurashi added in a special statement to “Yemen Monitor”: There is no doubt that the recruitment of children and their involvementContinue reading “The head of the “Siyaj” organization told “Yemen Monitor”: Child recruitment in Yemen increased by 500 percent in 2015.”
