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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 Seyaj Organization for Child Protection and the Yemeni Presidency discussed a number of issues and problems facing children’s rights in Yemen. The meeting, which included today the head of the organization, Ahmed Al-Qurashi, and the head of the Local Authority and Civil Society Organizations Department at the Presidency, Dr. Abdullah Al-Alimi The two sidesContinue reading “The fence and the presidency discuss cooperation between them in protecting children from crimes and violations.”
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Minister of Education Dr. Abdul Razzaq Al-Ashwal discussed, in a meeting today, Monday, with the head of the organization Seyaj Ahmed Al-Qurashi , mechanisms for building an effective partnership between the Ministry and the organization to raise awareness of children’s rights. The meeting addressed the dangers of ignorance of children’s educational rights and the resultingContinue reading “Spaj discusses with the Minister of Education raising awareness of children’s rights in schools”
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The Taiz Governorate Improvement Office launched a campaign today to eliminate stray dogs that have proliferated in the governorate’s capital. This initiative comes in response to a call from the governorate’s Siyaj (Fence) office and its efforts with relevant stakeholders, following the death of 7-year-old Ismail al-Wasabi last Thursday afternoon after he was attacked byContinue reading “A dog kills a child in Taiz, and authorities launch a campaign against rabid dogs.”
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The Siyaj Organization for Child Protection renews its call to the Yemeni Parliament to pass a law setting a safe age for girls to marry. Siyaj calls for adopting the principle of a gradual approach to the age of marriage, allowing the judge or legally authorized body to properly assess the best interests of theContinue reading “Siyaj renews the Yemeni parliament’s call to pass a law that sets a safe age for girls to marry.”
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The Taiz Court in Taiz Governorate sentenced (M.S.) today to five years in prison, to be served immediately, and ordered him to pay a fine of one million riyals (approximately $4,000 USD) plus 200,000 riyals in court fees. The court also sentenced the second defendant, who aided the perpetrator, to one year in prison andContinue reading “Taiz court sentences two men to prison and fines for child rape”
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Bushra Al-Amiri: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 The Siyaj Organization for Child Protection monitored 124 cases of child abduction last year, out of more than 150 cases reported in 2013. Among the victims were 19 girls. The organization’s report on the phenomenon of child abduction in 2013 confirmed the spread of this phenomenon amidst the unstableContinue reading “Fence: 124 kidnapping crimes against Yemeni children during the year 2013”
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Written by: Nada Anam: The monitoring center of the Seyaj Organization revealed that 124 children were kidnapped in Yemen during 2013. The head of the organization, Ahmed Al-Qurashi, explained that the report included cases that were verified and documented, indicating that the majority of the cases fit the description of being victims of human trafficking.Continue reading “Siyaj documents the kidnapping of 124 Yemeni children during 2013 and the kidnappers’ impunity”
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The Siyaj Organization for Childhood is appealing to the Minister of Interior and the Governor of Shabwa for their urgent intervention to secure the release of a child abducted in Shabwa Governorate to force his tribe to pay a debt dating back twenty years. According to the victim’s father’s appeal to the organization, 12-year-old SalemContinue reading “Siyaj appeals to the Minister of Interior and the Governor of Shabwa to quickly release a kidnapped child.”
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The Siyaj Organization for Child Protection strongly condemns the threats made against its representative in Al-Dhale’ Governorate, journalist and human rights activist Saleh Al-Mansoub. Siyaj calls upon the Attorney General and the Minister of the Interior to protect Mr. Al-Mansoub, launch an immediate investigation, and bring those responsible for these threats to justice. Mr. Al-MansoubContinue reading “Childhood Fence demands protection for its representative in Al-Dhali’”
