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Yemen: Huthis Should Free UN, Civil Society Staff [EN/AR]
By Amnesty International at ReliefWeb
· June 8, 2026
· 5 min read
. The de facto Huthi authorities in Yemen should immediately and unconditionally release the dozens of staff from the United Nations and Yemeni and international civil society organizations who have been arbitrarily detained over the last two years, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, Human Ri
Key takeaway On 11 February 2025 an aid worker from the World Food Programme died in Huthi custody.
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Category: disaster ·
Published: June 8, 2026 ·
Source: ReliefWeb ·
Reading time: 5 min
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