Taiz: 632 Cases of Abduction and Enforced Disappearance Over a Decade of War
Yemen Monitor/Newsroom:
The Information and Rehabilitation Center for Human Rights has revealed the documentation of 632 cases of abduction and enforced disappearance in Yemen’s Taiz Governorate between March 2015 and March 2025.
The center clarified that the Houthi group committed 492 violations, including three mass abductions, with two children among the victims.
The center also recorded 82 cases of abduction and enforced disappearance perpetrated by armed groups from outside the state, and 29 cases attributed to individuals and factions of government forces, including one woman.
In the same context, the center monitored 15 cases carried out by unknown armed individuals, and 14 cases linked to joint forces, including one attributed to the Giants Brigade (Liwa al-Amaliqa).
Regarding arrests, the center documented the arrest of 73 civilians, including 20 women, while government army personnel carried out 12 arrests, including one mass arrest.
The center also documented the killing of 15 civilians, including two children, from among those abducted and detained, in addition to the suicide of one detainee due to brutal torture in Houthi prisons.
The center indicated that these figures represent only a fraction of a wider and more dangerous reality, given that many violations go undocumented due to the conditions of war and security restrictions.
It called on the international community to pressure the parties to the conflict in Yemen to comply with international humanitarian law and to conduct independent international investigations into crimes of enforced disappearance and torture.
The center emphasized the importance of supporting local protection and monitoring mechanisms, strengthening the capabilities of civil society organizations working in human rights, and providing psychological and legal support programs for victims and their families.
The center affirmed that achieving justice and holding perpetrators accountable are essential steps towards sustainable peace and breaking the cycle of impunity in Yemen.
