Mwatana for Human Rights announced that it provided legal support, through its team of field lawyers, to 371 victims of arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, and torture, and contributed to the release of 48 of them during April 2025.
Mwatana extended legal support to these civilian victims through its field lawyers during April 2025 in areas controlled by: the Ansar Allah (Houthi) group, with 169 victims; the internationally recognized government forces, with 107 victims; the Southern Transitional Council (STC), with 80 victims; and the Saudi/UAE-led coalition forces, with 15 victims.
The victims were distributed across various governorates in differing numbers, with the capital city (Amanat Al-Asimah) recording the highest number at 57 victims, followed by Taiz with 54, then Aden and Hadramawt with 49 each, Al-Dhale’ with 28, Hajjah with 26, Marib with 25, Lahj with 24, Shabwah with 15, Abyan with 14, Dhamar with 7, Amran with 6, Sana’a with 5, Al-Bayda with 4, the Yemen-Saudi border areas with 3, Al Hudaydah and Sa’dah with 2 each, and Ibb with 1 victim.
During the month of April 2025, Mwatana for Human Rights documented 73 new incidents of arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, and torture. The Ansar Allah (Houthi) group was responsible for 38 of these violations, the internationally recognized government forces for 22, and the Southern Transitional Council forces for 13.
In the same month, the authorities in the city of Taiz—affiliated with the Islah Party and the internationally recognized Yemeni government—issued a directive that included explicit threats against anyone engaging with or cooperating in Mwatana for Human Rights' activities.
It is worth noting that Mwatana for Human Rights provides legal support to victims of arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, and torture through a network of lawyers across various regions of Yemen. These violations are committed by different parties and target individuals arbitrarily. The organization undertakes legal action in coordination with the victims’ families or on their behalf, following thorough documentation of each case and with the informed consent of the victims or their relatives.
