Mwatana Contributes to the Release of 51 Victims in May 2026
Mwatana for Human Rights stated thatit provided legal support, through its field lawyers, to 459 victimswho experienced arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, and torture. Theorganization successfully contributed to the release of 51 of these victimsduring May 2026.
Mwatana for Human Rights providedlegal support through its field lawyers to civilian victims during May 2026 acrossvarious parties, as follows:
227 victims detained by Ansar Allah armed Group (Houthis).
120 victims detainedby the internationally recognized government forcesز
90 victims detained by SouthernTransitional Council (STC).
22 victims detained by the Saudi/UAE-led Coalition.
These victims were held acrossseveral governorates in varying numbers, with the highest concentration in:
- Ta’iz (71 victims)
- Sana'a City (65 victims)
- Hadramawt (56 victims)
- Aden (48 victims).
- Ma'rib and Shabwah (27 victimseach)
- Hajjah and Lahj (26 victims each)
- Al-Dali (24 victims).
- Abyan (19 victims)
- Al-Hodeidah (14 victims).
- Dhamar (12 victims each)
- Ibb (11 victims).
- Al-Bayda (9 victims).
- Sana'aand Amran (7 victims each).
- Al-Mahwit (4 victims)
- Sa’dah (3 victims).
- Al-Jawf, Al-Maharah and Yemeni-Saudiborder (one victim each)
During May 2026, Mwatana forHuman Rights documented 59 new incidents of violations related to arbitrarydetention, enforced disappearance, and torture, with responsibility attributedas follows:
28 violations by theinternationally recognized government.
22 violations by The Ansar AllahArmed Group (Houthis).
7 violationsby the Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces.
2 violations by the Saudi/UAE-ledCoalition.
Mwatana for Human Rights provideslegal assistance through a network of male and female lawyers in variousregions of Yemen for victims of arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance,and torture, targeting individuals by different parties.
Mwatana's efforts proceedalongside the families of victims or on their behalf, after meticulousdocumentation of all information related to the victim and the incident, basedon informed consent from the victims or their relatives.
The legal support team at Mwatanafocuses on ensuring procedural justice for all individuals who come intocontact with law enforcement agencies or those detained by armed groups thathave become de facto authorities. This is aimed at ensuring that they enjoy alltheir rights from the moment of detention, through the investigation anddefense phases, their detention conditions, and ultimately during the trial.
