This section documents the violations and incidents that migrants face in Yemen and along transit routes, based on field sources and reliable information.
Yemen is considered one of the most dangerous transit countries for African migrants arriving from the Horn of Africa. This danger increases dramatically in areas controlled by (Houthis) backed by Iran, where migration routes have been transformed into open spaces for systematic and grave human rights violations. Instead of being treated as a humanitarian issue…
In early January 2023, a young Ethiopian woman named Haile (approximately 20 years old) was subjected to one of the most horrific human rights violations in Al-Mudharabah and Al-‘Ara districts in Lahj Governorate, Yemen. Haile had left her country seeking a better life and job opportunities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia but fell into…
The repeated drowning of African migrants off the Yemeni coast continues to represent one of the most tragic and neglected humanitarian crises in the region. These incidents leave behind deep grief and suffering among victims’ families and survivors, while exposing serious gaps in protection, prevention, and emergency response mechanisms. Over the past decade, amid ongoing…
Yemen is considered one of the most dangerous transit countries for African migrants arriving from the Horn of Africa. This danger increases dramatically in areas controlled by (Houthis) backed by Iran, where migration routes have been transformed into open spaces for systematic and grave human rights violations. Instead of being treated as a humanitarian issue…
In early January 2023, a young Ethiopian woman named Haile (approximately 20 years old) was subjected to one of the most horrific human rights violations in Al-Mudharabah and Al-‘Ara districts in Lahj Governorate, Yemen. Haile had left her country seeking a better life and job opportunities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia but fell into…
The repeated drowning of African migrants off the Yemeni coast continues to represent one of the most tragic and neglected humanitarian crises in the region. These incidents leave behind deep grief and suffering among victims’ families and survivors, while exposing serious gaps in protection, prevention, and emergency response mechanisms. Over the past decade, amid ongoing…