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| Human rights team cautions against deterioration of human rights in Hajja |
| 2012-03-19 |
| [Yemen Post] A twenty-member team of activists who visited last week the governorate of Hajja has cautioned against the deteriorations of human rights One man's rights are another man's existential threat. conditions, pointing out that the number of displaced persons constantly increases. In a presser held on Thursday in Sana'a, members of the team said Houthi ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates.... fighters were surrounding some farms and blocking a main road linking between districts of Mastaba and Kashar of Hajja. They said the prices of foodstuff highly raised between 50-70 per cent owing to sieges imposed by the Houthi fighters in some areas. The team said that about 94 persons were killed and 154 were maimed by the Houthis, pointing out that 2750 persons lost their jobs as a result of the fighting. Local sources say that about 15,00 left their homes as a result of the interment conflicts erupted several months ago between the Houthi group and tribes of Hajja. According to the activists, the locals of the Hajja appealed to the government to urgently intervene and put an end to their tragedies and suffers. They affirmed that the government completely absent in these areas, pointing out that the ceasefire lately reached between the Houthis and tribes of Hajja is fragile. The activists said that about nine schools and 20 mosques were shut down by the Houthis as they refused to use slogans of the Houthis. The Houthi group whose main slogan is "God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews." accused the tribes of fighting a proxy war with America and Israel. Prominent local human rights organizations such Hood, Seyaj, the Yemeni Observatory for Human Rights, and other organizations and activists took part in this mission. |
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