Crimes committed by the Houthis — Repression
The Houthis forced families from al-Ghabra, Khadir, to leave their homes, local sources told Aden Time in September 2026. They described a military site and restrictions on ac
In November 2024 Independent Arabia quoted activist Ali Jaabour describing armed evictions from villages around al-Jarrahi and from Mandhar, depriving families of farms and li
Local sources told Yemen Shabab Net in May 2024 that influential individuals took parts of Dhi Kahin cemetery in Thawiyah, Baadan, and began construction. They alleged protect
A Houthi force raided al-Daqawinah in Bajil, assaulted women and children and detained residents while pressuring the village to vacate its land, according to journalist Basim
Journalist Mujalli al-Samadi was beaten near his home in al-Safiyah on 24 August 2023 and said his attackers threatened further violence if he continued writing. Yemen Shabab
Houthi personnel and Zainabiyat members used force against women and girls attempting to join a peaceful Sanaa protest on 6 October 2018, according to a UN investigation. Expe
The Houthis attacked women demonstrating in Sanaa on 21 March 2018 and detained at least sixty, according to UN experts. The investigation documented torture and ill-treatment
Houthi security personnel, including Zainabiyat members, attacked women protesters and bystanders in Sanaa on 6 December 2017, according to the UN experts’ investigation. It d
UN experts documented a Houthi attack on Dayfallah al-Muthanna’s convoy in Risabah on 2 December 2017, killing his brother, cousin and a guard and wounding him and others. Gua
UN experts documented Houthi-Saleh control of main access roads to Taiz from around August 2015, creating an effective blockade during 2015–2016. Effects included restrictions
