The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula:
Human rights fall victim to the "War on Terror"
2004-06-23
The impact of the so called "war on terror" (henceforth "war on terror") on human rights in the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula has been profound and far reaching. Governments in the region and the US government have treated nationals and residents of the area with a disturbing disregard for the rule of law and fundamental human rights standards. Detail
Report on Performance of the MHR during May,2003 - April, 2004
2004-05-29
Getting deeper and deeper in human rights reality in Yemen, getting to know its problems and challenges needs accurate reading of the present and the various stations of the past. That is to identify the march of human rights, which is reflection of the reality and the development and the problems that Yemeni people lived during its different stages of history. Detail
Report of the field team assigned to go to Maifah Centre for refugees in Shabwah governorate, 5-10 May 2004
2004-05-29
According to directives of Prime Minister, Abdul Qader Ba Gamal, a team from among specialists of Ministry of Human Rights (MHR) was entrusted to go to Maifah centre for refugees (MCR) in Shabwa governorate to see the work process at the centre and get to know the conditions of the refugees from the Somalis and other nationalities from the African Horn. And also to get to know what services the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) provides for the refugees and also to identify the difficulties and problems facing the UNHCR.
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Freedom House Report on Yemen
2004-04-17
Since the unification of North and South in 1990,Yemen has taken steps
toward establishing a more democratic system of government in a com-
plex and challenging environment.In the face of widespread poverty and
illiteracy,tribal in fluences that limit the central government’s authority in
certain parts of the country,a heavily armed citizenry,continuing internal
tensions and challenges to the state’s unity exempli fied by the 1994 civil
war,and the threat of radical Islamist terrorism,Yemen has succeeded in
expanding democratic freedoms and increasing respect for human rights,
becoming an example for the rest of the Arabian Peninsula.
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US State Department Report on Human Rights Practices in Yemen - 2003
2004-03-24
Yemen is a republic with an active bicameral legislature. An elected President, an elected 301-seat House of Representatives, and an appointed 111-member Shura Council shared Constitutional power. President Ali Abdullah Saleh was the leader of the ruling party, the General People's Congress (GPC), which dominated the Government. The Constitution provides that the President be elected by popular vote from at least two candidates endorsed by Parliamen Detail
An outline report on activities of MHR during 2003
2004-03-20
The Ministry of Human Rights (MHR) achieved numerous activities in all fields in connection with human rights during 2003. This report will try to count the most important activities. Detail
GWCC’s Skills Development Program
Training for human rights
2004-03-08
Girls World Communication Center (GWCC) is using Endowment support to train 40 female activists in the promotion of human rights in Yemen with extended educational program that will give them skills in computer, internet, human rights training and networking. Detail
Outline of MHR recent activities
2004-03-08
The Ministry of Human Rights (MHR) has implemented many activities during the period from June , 2003 to February, 2004 and dealt with issues in connection with the rights of people and public liberties . The General Directorate of Complaints (GDC) received 200 complaints which included the following subjects Detail
Family & society training course underway
2004-03-02
SANA’A_ Organized by the International Institute for Islam Studies in the Modern Era and in cooperation with the Civil Society Forum, the first society and family human rights-related training course concluded its activities in Sana’a Monday July 24. Detail
