Women in Yemen trapped by war, abuse

Eight years have passed since the war in Yemen began, and women there continue to exist in dire situations in which they are faced not only with the hardships of displacement but also with threats, persecution, imprisonment and banishment from exercising their political rights.
A woman works on a mural on the southern wall of Sanaa's university.
A woman works on a mural on the southern wall of Sanaa's university in the Yemeni capital during the Open Day of Art annual event on March 15, 2017. - MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images
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Boshra Alhomaide

A recent report by a Yemeni-based NGO revealed shocking numbers regarding the scale of abuses women in Yemen have faced since the beginning of the war.

SAM Organization for Rights and Liberties said in its report issued March 8 on International Women’s Day that more than 4,000 cases of abuses against women were recorded until the end of 2020, including murder, injury to the body, arbitrary arrest, forced disappearance, torture and prevention of movement.

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