Mohammed: From School Uniform to a Military Rifle A Victim of a Stolen Childhood
“I used to feel proud walking around the neighborhood in military uniform, but later I saw death with my own eyes, and I saw my childhood slipping away…” That’s how Mohammed (a pseudonym), a 15-year-old boy, recounts his journey from…
Saber… A Childhood Lost in the Depths of Detention
Special Report The only crime committed by the child Saber — a pseudonym — was his belonging to the marginalized community, in addition to being a displaced person from the city of Al-Hodeidah (western Yemen). These factors led to him…
To: The United Nations and Its Relevant Human Rights Organizations
We, the undersigned, strongly condemn the horrific human rights violations in Yemen, which have led to the tragic death of the mother of abductee Rabab Al-Madwahi. She passed away in grief, heartbreak, and anguish over her daughter, who remains detained…
Returning from death.. Ahmed is a marginalized young man who has dream shattered on the Al-Duryhimi front-line!
He heard his mother’s voice asking her neighbor: “do you have some rice for my children, they are not able to walk and cry from hunger.” His mother’s words fell like bullets on his heart. Ahmed, “pseudonym”, says: “My feet…
Statement on changing the name and logo of INSAF Center
INSAF Center, one of the Yemeni civil society organizations, announces a change of its name from “INSAF for Defending Freedoms and Minorities” to “INSAF for Rights and Development.” This change is part of a new strategic vision adopted by the…
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…
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 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…
A Statement on the Violations Against the Yemeni Citizen, Bashir Al-Bakari
INSAF Center for Defending Freedoms and Minorities condemns the continuous violations that Yemeni citizen Bashir Al-Bakari is subjected to by the Security Department of Jabal Habashi District, Taiz Governorate, after accusing him of spreading Christianity. Al-Bakari’s accusation came after he…
Denouncing the inclusion of INSAF’s name in a Statement Praising Human Rights in Bahrain
INSAF Center for Defending Freedoms & Minorities expresses its strong discontent for the inclusion of the center’s name and logo in the so-called joint statement of 24 civil society organizations “Appreciating the Efforts and Initiatives of the Kingdom of Bahrain…
The Charge Being Jewish: a report on the Yemeni detainee Libby Salem Marhabi
Download: the Charge Being Jewish: a report on the Yemeni detainee Libby Salem Marhabi
A call to release victims of religious freedom and expression in Yemen
We at INSAF Center are following up on the actions taken by international parties as well as the parties of the conflict in Yemen seeking to release prisoners and detainees. While we encourage these good efforts, we stress the importance…