Human Rights Report Documents 142 Violations Attributed to the Houthis Against Civilians in 13 Yemeni Provinces During the First Quarter of 2026
Yemen Monitor / Newsroom:
The Human Rights and Civil Society Organizations Department at the Office of the Yemeni Presidency has issued a new human rights report documenting violations attributed to the Houthis during the first quarter of 2026, including cases affecting civilians in several Yemeni provinces.
The head of the Human Rights Department at the Presidency, lawyer Ali Hassan Hazazi, stated that the monitoring team, in cooperation with human rights bodies, documented “a number of violations and crimes that the Houthi group continues to commit against Yemenis for the eleventh consecutive year.”
Hazazi added that the report was issued despite the relative calm on the frontlines, arguing that civilians in areas under Houthi control are still facing “another battle” represented by violations affecting their rights, property, and freedoms.
He said these violations “have known neither truce nor peace,” noting that they included, according to his description, the confiscation of public and private property, causing displacement and homelessness, in addition to concerns related to abductions, child recruitment, and the imposition of levies.
He explained that the quarterly report comes within the responsibilities of the Human Rights and Civil Society Organizations Department at the Presidency to monitor and document violations and provide an overview of the human rights situation in areas under Houthi control.
According to the report, 142 cases of violations were documented during the period from January 1 to March 30, 2026, across 13 Yemeni provinces.
The governorate of Hajjah recorded the highest number of violations with 31 cases, followed by Dhamar with 17 cases, while 16 cases were recorded in each of Amanat Al-Asimah (Sanaa City), Sanaa Governorate, and Saada.
The report also documented 17 cases in Taiz Governorate, and 8 cases each in Marib and Al-Bayda, while the remaining cases were distributed across other provinces.
According to the report, the violations fell into seven categories, including child recruitment, deliberate killing, enforced disappearance, torture, looting of private property, and other abuses.
The report further stated that some violations were not limited to areas under Houthi control, but also affected civilians in liberated areas.
