IRADA Org and the Yemeni Center (YCVVT) Meet with a Number of Human Rights Activists from Several Eu Countries

Irada Organization against Torture and Enforced Disappearance and the Yemeni Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violations and Torture (YCVVT), met with a number of human rights activists from several European countries to discuss the human rights report issued on September 29, 2025, on the sidelines of the 60th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

During the meeting, Irada Org Chief provided a brief overview of the situation of detainees and prisoners held in Houthis militia prisons and the grave human rights violations they are subjected to. The discussion also addressed the case of United Nations employees and the militia’s attempts to defame staff members of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme and development agencies. Additionally, it highlighted Houthis militia’s seizure of World Food Programme warehouses in Saada Governorate.

The meeting also covered the issues of smuggling and human trafficking, as well as the militia’s involvement in activities aimed at flooding neighboring countries with narcotics and facilitating illegal migration. It further shed light on the horrific abuses suffered by African migrants, including killings, forced recruitment, extortion and systematic racial discrimination.

The meeting concluded by emphasizing the importance of strengthening joint efforts to protect human rights in Yemen, the need to hold perpetrators accountable and to ensure that those responsible for violations don’t escape justice.

Issued by Irada Organization Against Torture and Enforced DisappearanceWednesday, Oct 1, 2025

Geneva, Switzerland