Independent UN experts urge Yemen’s Houthis to free detained Baha'i followers
Time:2024-05-21 12:45:22 Source:politicsViews(143)
CAIRO (AP) — Human rights experts working for the United Nations on Monday urged Yemen’s Houthi rebels to release five people from the country’s Baha’i religious minority who have been in detention for a year.
The five are among 17 Baha’i followers detained last May when the Houthis raided a Baha’i gathering in the capital of Sanaa. The experts said in a statement that 12 have since been released “under very strict conditions” but that five remain “detained in difficult circumstances.”
There have long been concerns about the treatment of the members of the Baha’i minority at the hands of the Yemeni rebels, known as Houthis, who have ruled much of the impoverished Arab country’s north and the capital, Sanaa, since the civil war started in 2014.
The experts said they “urge the de facto authorities to release” the five remaining detainees, warning they were at “serious risk of torture and other human rights violations, including acts tantamount to enforced disappearance.”
Previous:What's next for Iran after death of its president in crash?
Next:Student fatally shot, suspect detained at Georgia's Kennesaw State University
You may also like
- Jon Wysocki dead at 53: Staind drummer passes away
- Odysseus: Moon lander tipped over at touchdown, limiting the data it's sending
- Rare sea creature washes ashore in Southern California
- How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 4/12/2024
- Target to lower prices on basic goods in response to inflation
- Goldman, Brown families could be first in line for OJ Simpson's assets
- Solar eclipse sweeps across North America. The moment of totality, in photos
- U.S. stocks soar above global markets, giving investors solid path for growth
- Inquiry slams UK authorities for failures that killed thousands in infected blood scandal