[Asharq al-Aswat] The number of captives in prisons of Saleh and 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. Its slogan is
God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews...
militias has exceeded 14, 000 since the coup that began two years ago and the invasion of a series of Yemeni provinces.
In a statement, Yemen’s Ministry of Human Rights stated that around 3,000 were kidnapped including: Defense Minister Mahmoud al-Subaihi, Nasser Hadi and Mohammad Qahtan. Other political, media and rights figures were also kidnapped.
According to the statement, Saleh and Houthi militias adopted the gag policy, locked away
Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw!
opposing parties- or suspected opposers- and transformed more than 400 public facilities into detention and torture sites.
Up to 73 individuals were killed after being tortured by the militias that have used all possible means of torture and humiliation.
The statement added that: "While the world national, regional and international institutions demand the halt of criminal acts and the prompt release of detainees, those continue with their criminal acts, arrests, torture and humiliation. "
The ministry, through its report submitted to the United Nations
...an organization originally established to war on dictatorships which was promptly infiltrated by dictatorships and is now held in thrall to dictatorships...
Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in its 34th session, clarified the number of detainees and discussed with several international authorities the necessity of taking action to release the captives and reveal their fate.