Rights groups urge Houthis to release detained aid workers

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch on Friday called on Yemen's Houthi rebels to release dozens of UN and aid workers who have been detained for nearly a year.

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The arrest and detention of aid workers has “a direct impact on the delivery of lifesaving assistance to people in critical need of aid” in a country enduring one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, the two rights groups said in a joint statement.

Since May 2024, the Houthis have carried out several waves of arrest in regions under their control, targeting UN staff as well as workers in local and international humanitarian organisations.