Women№ 0205
Mother killed by a mine at her doorway in al-Shaqb
A woman was killed by a landmine at the front door of her family home in al-Shaqb in February 2022. Her child described the incident to Human Rights Watch and said the father
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Landmines.
Crimes committed by the Houthis — Landmines
Civilians№ 0201
Farmer killed by a mine on returning to his land in al-Shaqb
A landmine killed a farmer in al-Shaqb in February 2021 when he returned to his farm. His daughter told researchers that he had continued working the land because it provided
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Civilians№ 0213
Farm worker injured when his plow strikes a mine in al-Qataba
A farm worker suffered serious injuries and burns when his plow struck a mine on a vegetable farm in al-Qataba, Khawkha district, in early 2019. Human Rights Watch’s report re
Children№ 0211
Girl loses a foot to a mine while collecting water in Hodeidah
A girl lost a foot in a mine explosion in Hodeidah city in late January 2019. Her grandmother said she was returning on a donkey carrying water containers when the animal step
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Children№ 0209
Child injured by a mine while tending livestock near Mokha
A child suffered burns and serious injuries when a mine exploded in al-Omari village near Mokha in December 2018 while he and his father tended livestock. The father described
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Landmines№ 0052
Deminer Abo Mursi loses both legs to a Houthi mine
An antipersonnel mine exploded under deminer Abo Mursi during clearance in an area of Nihm vacated by Houthi and allied forces. He lost both legs.
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Killing№ 0050
Deminer Muhammad Abo Alba killed in Nihm
A mine killed deminer Muhammad Abo Alba during clearance work in Nihm, in an area recently vacated by Houthi and allied forces.
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Children№ 0036
Eleven civilians killed by a landmine in Al-Waziyah
An antivehicle mine killed eleven civilians, including seven children, in Al-Waziyah, western Taiz. Two of the children were four years old.
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Landmines№ 0048
Banned mine leaves Sami blind and without both legs
An antipersonnel mine exploded under Sami as he walked home through Thaabat, blinding him and causing both legs to be amputated below the knee.
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Women№ 0054
Mines in Al-Saad kill a son and maim his mother
Saleh Ahmad’s family returned to Al-Saad after displacement and the Houthi-allied withdrawal. The next day a mine struck Rawiya al-Dahak as she retrieved the family’s sheep, t
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Women№ 0038
Gamila Qassem Mahyoub injured while grazing sheep
A landmine injured Gamila Qassem Mahyoub while she grazed her sheep on Al-Jarjar hill near Taiz University. Human Rights Watch documented the injury in its investigation of mi
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Civilians№ 0040
Ammar loses a foot to a mine in Al-Zounog
A mine exploded under Ammar, 32, in Al-Zounog, a neighbourhood previously held by Houthi and allied forces. He had gone to recover a friend’s body that had been inaccessible b
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