The Alley Tragedy The child Malak: Kidnapping, sexual assault, and murder in her first year of life
The evening in Aden was unlike any other that day in March 2024… The air was light, the street familiar, and a little girl was touching the ground with her very first steps… Before she was suddenly taken by a…
Joint Statement on the Occasion of the International Day of the Girl
On the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child, which falls on October 11 each year, INSAF Center for Rights and Development expresses its deep appreciation for every girl who strives, despite the circumstances and challenges, to build…
Salwa… When She Resisted Brutality and Refused to Be Sold
In Camp No. 1 in the city of Al-Shaab lives Salwa Ali (a pseudonym), a 14-year-old girl displaced from Al-Hodeidah. Between the fragile walls of a tent that protects neither from hunger nor the dangers of the streets, Salwa prepares…
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…