Yemen: "the human rights situation is deterioriating day by day" - Interview with Amal Basha, Chairwoman of the Sisters’ Arab Forum for Human Rights (SAF)

24/09/2009
Press release


While the UN Human Rights Council holds its 12th session during which the
Universal Periodic Review working group will adopt its final report on
Yemen, Amal Basha talks to FIDH about the
ongoing conflict in the North of Yemen and the daily
deterioration of the human rights situation in the country.

Amal Basha also urges the UN Human Rights Council to adopt a
resolution calling upon the government of Yemen to protect civilians in the
armed conflict
with Huthi rebels and take concrete steps to end the
perpetration of human rights violations within the country.

Further information : http://www.fidh.org/UN-Human-Rights-Council-must-act

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