Current location:politics >>
Independent UN experts urge Yemen’s Houthis to free detained Baha'i followers
politics29892People have gathered around
IntroductionCAIRO (AP) — Human rights experts working for the United Nations on Monday urged Yemen’s Houthi rebe ...
CAIRO (AP) — Human rights experts working for the United Nations on Monday urged Yemen’s Houthi rebels to release five people from the country’s Baha’i religious minority who have been in detention for a year.
The five are among 17 Baha’i followers detained last May when the Houthis raided a Baha’i gathering in the capital of Sanaa. The experts said in a statement that 12 have since been released “under very strict conditions” but that five remain “detained in difficult circumstances.”
There have long been concerns about the treatment of the members of the Baha’i minority at the hands of the Yemeni rebels, known as Houthis, who have ruled much of the impoverished Arab country’s north and the capital, Sanaa, since the civil war started in 2014.
The experts said they “urge the de facto authorities to release” the five remaining detainees, warning they were at “serious risk of torture and other human rights violations, including acts tantamount to enforced disappearance.”
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“International Insight news portal”。http://guyana.ekjotinstitute.com/article-85d899058.html
Related articles
Strictly star Giovanni Pernice's former partner Rose Ayling
politicsGiovanni Pernice has been dealt a fresh blow after friend and former Strictly dance partner Rose Ayl ...
【politics】
Read moreGuardians place AL
politicsCLEVELAND (AP) — The Guardians are losing their extraordinary leadoff hitter for a bit and adding on ...
【politics】
Read moreThese 15 AP photos capturing migrants' struggle were honored with a Pulitzer Prize
politicsNEW YORK (AP) — The images, captured by Associated Press photographers throughout 2023 and recognize ...
【politics】
Read more
Popular articles
- Hollywood star Shia LaBeouf is spotted on the streets of Gavin and Stacey's hometown Barry
- White Sox recall Mike Clevinger from Triple
- Justin Steele returns from hamstring injury as Cubs take on Padres
- One natural gas transport plan killed in New Jersey as another forges ahead
- Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. to lead Indianapolis 500 field in Corvette pace car
- Chicago Sky rookie Kamilla Cardoso out at least a month with a shoulder injury
Latest articles
What's next for Iran after death of its president in crash?
Kyren Wilson wins world snooker championship for the first time after beating Jak Jones 18
Harper homers, Wheeler strikes out 11 as Phillies complete 4
Nonprofit Chicago production house Invisible Institute wins 2 Pulitzer Prizes
Dodgers acquire pitcher Yohan Ramírez from Mets for cash
California reports the first increase in groundwater supplies in 4 years
LINKS
- Xi Focus: Xi Stresses Expediting Building Shanghai into Modern Socialist Int'l Metropolis
- China encourages NEV companies to set up research centers abroad
- China's Tianjin port welcomes three int'l cruise ships within a week
- Comicomment: Lingering shadows of the East Palestine train derailment
- Chinese sci
- Cultural conference opens in Xinjiang
- Ethnic harmonies
- Ranger lets nature work
- Chinese, Belarusian Presidents Pledge to Enhance Ties
- Culture Insider: China's Ghost Festival