IHL & HRL VIOLATIONS - FeBRUARY 2019

ANSAR ALLAH/HOUTHI MOVEMENT

Hajjah Governorate

Houthi forces have killed at least 105 civilians from local tribes in Kushar District this past month in targeted attacks and indiscriminate shelling . Civilians are protected from attack by customary IHL rules 3 and 6.

Country-wide

Aid workers report that they are being threatened in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. One aid worker was detained by Houthi forces in January and released on February 16. Impeding humanitarian aid is a violation of rule 55 section B, and rule 99 forbids the arbitrary deprivation of liberty.

Unknown location

The Houthis continue to hold a British national in prison without trial under suspicion of espionage. This is a violation of rule 99, which prohibits arbitrary deprivation of liberty.

SAUDI-LED COALITION

Hudaydah Governorate

On February 13, a coalition airstrike killed at least ten fisherman off the coast of Hudaydah City. This is a violation of rules 3 and 6, which prohibit harming civilians.

UNKNOWN PARTIES

Hudaydah Governorate

On February 19, eight civilians were killed and ten were injured by shelling in the al-Matinah area of Tuhayta District in Hudaydah Governorate. This is a violation of rules 3 and 6, which prohibit harming civilians.  

Hajjah Governorate

On February 20, a woman and three children were killed when a house was hit by ordnance in Kushar District of Hajjah Governorate. Rules 3 and 6 prohibit harming civilians.