Human Rights organizations call for the Release of Journalists Detained in Yemen
On Wednesday the 25th of August, Reporters Without Borders along with two Yemeni NGOs – “Marsadk” and “INSAF Center” – called for the immediate release of Yemeni journalists, which include Ahmed Maher, Jamil Al-Samit, and Younis Abdelsalam, each of whom…
Leaders of Civil Society Organizations Meet with French Ambassador Jean-Marie Safa
French Ambassador, Jean-Marie Safa, met on Monday, June 27 2022, with several leaders and heads of civil society organizations, including Eman Homaid, chairperson of INSAF Center for Defending Freedoms & Minorities, Maysa Ahmed, an activist and expert in the affairs…
INSAF Center Demands Lifting the Siege on the Office of their Lawyer
INSAF Center for Defending Freedoms & Minorities is following with great concern what our lawyer in Sana’a, Mr. Abdul Basit Ghazi, was subjected to from the security forces affiliated with the Al-Olafi Police Station along with armed men besieging his…
INSAF Center Follows with Concern the Storming of Mosques in Sana’a to Prevent Tarawih Prayers
A surge in the frequency of violations against sectarian and religious freedoms has been witnessed in the capital, Sana’a, and other cities under the control of the Houthis, through a campaign of storming mosques to prevent worshipers from performing Tarawih…
In Cooperation with INSAF Center, ACLED Publishes Mapping of Religious Repression in Yemen 2020-2021
In cooperation with INSAF Center for Defending Freedoms & Minorities, ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project), published a mapping report on religious oppression in Yemen from 2020 to 2021. The report spoke of religious repression by the various…
INSAF Center meets with Specialists on Human Rights in Yemen at the British Foreign Office
As part of its efforts toward protecting minorities in Yemen, INSAF Center met withRebecca Hitchen, Second Secretary Political and Communications Officer, and Liam McGill, Yemen Internal Political Desk Officer at Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office. During the meeting, several issues…
INSAF Welcomes Truce, & calls upon all involved parties to ensure the lifting of the siege on Taiz & the release of Libby Marhabi & all prisoners of conscience & belief
INSAF Center for Defending Freedoms & Minorities has been following with great interest the announced political updates, the most important of which was the announcement of a ceasefire between the parties to the conflict in Yemen, as well as some…
INSAF meets with the Dutch Embassy in Yemen to discuss the Situation of Minorities
A team from INSAF Center for Defending Freedoms & Minorities held a meeting on Tuesday, headed by the center’s chairperson Eman Homaid, with several Dutch embassy employees in Yemen. The meeting was chaired by the Dutch Deputy Ambassador, Djeyhoun Ostowar,…
INSAF Publishes Report on Religious Freedoms in Yemen: a growing threat
INSAF Center for Defending Freedoms & Minorities has published a new report on religious freedoms in Yemen, which is facing an increasing threat as the country’s ongoing war approaches its eighth year.The report outlines the state of religious freedoms and…
US State Department discusses the situation of minorities in Yemen with INSAF
A virtual meeting was held yesterday, Wednesday 15th of December, between diplomats and Middle Eastern specialists from the US State Department with the chairperson of INSAF Center for Defending Freedoms & Minorities, Eman Homaid, along with the US Commission on…
INSAF Participates in the Fourth Session of the Forum on Minority Issues
Chairperson of INSAF Center for Defending Freedoms & Minorities Eman Homaid, participated virtually via Zoom in the fourth session of the Forum on Minority Issues at the Human Rights Council, which was held in Geneva on the second and third…
Ensaf Center meets with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
On August 19, the Chairperson of Insaf Center for Defending Freedoms and Minorities met with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights – Yemen office. A number of issues related to religious and ethnic minorities and…