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[00:00:00] The authorities in Taiz, as well as the
[00:00:03] official authorities from the relevant ministries, the Council of Government,
[00:00:07] and the Presidential Council, must summon these
[00:00:10] organizations. Either they act as Sudan did
[00:00:13] and say you are unwelcome, or
[00:00:17] we act. Of course, these
[00:00:21] organizations
[00:00:24] to lift this were present in Houthi areas and said that the humanitarian situation was bad and did not coordinate with the legitimate government. In Syria,
[00:00:28] Movements and pressure on they coordinated with Bashar and brought in all aid
[00:00:31] through him, and they said that the opposition, we
[00:00:34] signed with governments,
[00:00:37] the recognized regime, Bashar, in Yemen, on the contrary,
[00:00:41] they went to the Houthi militia
[00:00:43] of the ignited and left the legitimate governments. We want international organizations
[00:00:46] to return to their values and agreements,
[00:00:49] and to work with these agreements, and for the voice to be raised
[00:00:53] to pressure these organizations and to pressure also the Houthi
[00:00:56] militia to allow the entry of
[00:01:00] aid, so that civilians remain protected under
[00:01:03] the laws. So, in your opinion, Mr. Arafat,
[00:01:06] we always hear about permanent violations committed
[00:01:10] by the Houthi militia, and we always hear
[00:01:13] Taiz. This about international efforts to alleviate suffering,
[00:01:16] the beginning in but so far, international efforts have not
[00:01:19] succeeded in ending the siege crisis and opening
[00:01:22] roads. In your opinion, why? Because
[00:01:25] justice has not been achieved, or the harm to victims
[00:01:29] has not been repaired, or impunity
[00:01:32] and lack of accountability. This was one of the reasons
[00:01:35] that allowed the Houthis to also
[00:01:39] increase their crimes against civilians. For example,
[00:01:42] to the extent that
[00:01:46] the United Nations and its organizations themselves were subjected
[00:01:49] to violations. When they entered
[00:01:53] It makes in Mocha, the Houthi militia remains seized eight cars from
[00:01:56] OCHA and looted the headquarters of this organization.
[00:02:00] And also, there was no raising of the voice in this
[00:02:04] regard. The mechanism was clear to the United
[00:02:06] Nations that this
[00:02:08] arrested even at organization should issue a statement specifying the party that looted and
[00:02:12] rely on giving it a deadline to return what
[00:02:15] it looted immediately. This is the first memorandum. There was
[00:02:18] a statement by OCHA in which it said that
[00:02:22] it was subjected to looting when the militia entered, when
[00:02:26] the Houthis entered Mocha, but it did not specify who the party was.
[00:02:29] It should have specified the party, and after that, when
[00:02:33] this statement is made, the High Commissioner
[00:02:35] rely on documents this violation, then presents it to
[00:02:38] the Security Council, then new resolutions are issued against the major violators
[00:02:41] of these things. None of this happened.
[00:02:44] If we go back to the beginning of this year,
[00:02:48] January, the Houthis
[00:02:51] looted six international organizations in
[00:02:53] Yes, considering the current situation Sana'a, including the office of the UN envoy that was present, under the pretext
[00:02:56] that it was also the High Commissioner and the Organization for Migration and UNICEF.
[00:03:00] And they arrived at their headquarters.
[00:03:02] So it is clear that this
[00:03:05] Houthi group then followed up with statements from these
[00:03:08] organizations, but in a very timid way, and until now,
[00:03:12] 72 employees have been
[00:03:14] with the Houthi militia for more than
[00:03:18] Dhamar, in one year to two years.
[00:03:20] These organizations have not been able to release them or have not seriously demanded
[00:03:24] their release because all employees are Yemenis,
[00:03:27] while non-Yemeni
[00:03:30] employees were pressured and released. In your opinion, Mr. Arafat, where does
[00:03:34] the problem lie with these organizations? Is it poor
[00:03:38] management or a lack
[00:03:41] is permissible. Do of will? The problem with the United Nations and its organizations
[00:03:43] is that we have excellent laws and conventions
[00:03:47] for the protection of civilians, but politics interferes with the issue of the United
[00:03:50] Nations, the issue of the Security Council, the issue of controlling
[00:03:54] these organizations.
[00:03:57] For example, when the Houthi militia
[00:04:01] struck the Yemeni plane that was carrying the government in Aden,
[00:04:04] the voice of
[00:04:08] to expand in this the British ambassador in Yemen was raised,
[00:04:11] A promise and a covenant for
[00:04:13] military war in and he aspect. So with all this said in a television interview that they had evidence that this
[00:04:16] Houthi militia had carried out this
[00:04:19] act. Of course, Britain is biased with the Houthi militia, but
[00:04:22] in the south, it is not biased and does not want the militia to enter
[00:04:26] movement in this the southern issue or any aggression against it. So its voice
[00:04:31] And a movement on was raised, and it submitted a project to the Security Council to impose sanctions and condemn
[00:04:35] this Houthi militia. However, before this
[00:04:38] law was presented, Russia withdrew this
[00:04:41] law, withdrew this
[00:04:42] resolution,
[00:04:46] and did not present it to the Security Council. The mechanism says that
[00:04:49] it is presented, for example, even the UN envoys,
[00:04:53] for example, Ben Omar used to give a briefing,
[00:04:56] and we used to read it as
[00:05:00] human rights activists, but when he read it in the Security Council, he
[00:05:04] read another briefing. So when we asked him about this briefing, he said that this
[00:05:07] briefing was amended by
[00:05:10] more than the countries and they controlled it and so on.
[00:05:14] And Sheikh said, when I came to Yemen as a UN
[00:05:17] envoy, and of course, I might believe him, he said
[00:05:20] that I came and the international community said your mission is to
[00:05:23] prolong the war, but he wanted to end
[00:05:27] the war, so he stayed for one term and
[00:05:30] was subjected to attacks and shootings by the Houthi militia
[00:05:33] at the entrances of Taiz and in some
[00:05:36] areas. Also, all UN envoys
[00:05:40] were also biased. Decisions interfere,
[00:05:44] even the Security Council, when the Human Rights Council sits with
[00:05:48] the permanent members of the Council and you present them
[00:05:52] with reports, they are very sympathetic that these are crimes of the Houthi militia, and when it comes to voting,
[00:05:55] the vote comes in favor of the Houthi militia,
[00:05:59] and when you tell him, you were sympathetic with us and with this
[00:06:02] militia that committed crimes, he says, but the vote comes
[00:06:06] to me from the capital and I do not control it. So politics interferes
[00:06:10] with the issue of
[00:06:13] international values, laws, and conventions, and this is what affected
[00:06:16] the course of these
[00:06:19] on their poor performance and their bias towards
[00:06:23] this Houthi militia. Yes,
[00:06:26] Mr. Arafat, if we talk about
[00:06:29] violations against civilians, what are
[00:06:33] the legal and human rights mechanisms
[00:06:35] available for holding those responsible
[00:06:38] for these violations accountable? As I told you, we rely on
[00:06:44] local mechanisms, of course, we do not have an agreement with them, so
[00:06:48] we cannot submit anything to them unless the Council refers it to the International Criminal
[00:06:52] Court. The second
[00:06:54] thing is that we have an opportunity
[00:06:57] to follow up
[00:07:00] with the major prisoners in Europe if
[00:07:03] the victim is in Europe. Of course, we have many victims
[00:07:07] seeking asylum in Europe throughout
[00:07:11] Europe.
[00:07:13] So if they file lawsuits there, of course, there are ready lawsuits,
[00:07:16] and one of the major criminals could be
[00:07:21] the airport. This is another opportunity, but we
[00:07:25] national mechanisms, which is the National Committee
[00:07:28] for Investigating Human Rights, which is an independent committee supported
[00:07:32] by four resolutions from the Human Rights Council
[00:07:36] in Geneva, more than we rely on international
[00:07:38] or national mechanisms. Yes, considering the current situation
[00:07:42] in Yemen and the accompanying operation of dawn. This is
[00:07:46] another opportunity, but we national
[00:07:49] mechanisms, which is the National Committee for Investigating Human Rights, which is
[00:07:53] an independent committee supported by four resolutions from
[00:07:55] the Human Rights Council
[00:07:58] in Geneva, more than we rely on international
[00:08:02] or national mechanisms.
[00:08:05] in Yemen and the accompanying operation in Fajra, and in
[00:08:08] Hays and Khokha, and they
[00:08:14] lived in it and worked in it. In some houses, they have
[00:08:18] missile platforms now. For example, there are missile platforms in
[00:08:21] Ibb, in Ba'dan, in populated
[00:08:25] areas, in Sana'a, in
[00:08:30] Al-Hujariya.
[00:08:33] These places are civilian places that should not be used,
[00:08:36] but they have now started to use these objects
[00:08:39] as human shields for them and also targeting
[00:08:43] these civilians, even some missiles landed today in
[00:08:46] Ibb and landed in but there were no populated areas
[00:08:50] and landed in Sana'a and affected many of them. They also
[00:08:54] work to distort the facts,
[00:08:57] claiming that these are missiles or airstrikes, and it happened
[00:09:00] in some areas that they shelled some
[00:09:04] buildings during the airstrikes on the camps and attributed them
[00:09:08] to the airstrikes, and many stories were exploited by the Houthi militia,
[00:09:12] far from all these international laws and protections
[00:09:15] required. And also, the role of the weak organization, so he was able
[00:09:22] escalation and with this
[00:09:25] the field and with all these violations
[00:09:28] committed by the Houthi militia,
[00:09:31] how can we ensure the safety
[00:09:33] of civilians? First, there must be a diplomatic
[00:09:39] regard and a political movement.
[00:09:44] the ground and a humanitarian movement and a human rights movement on all
[00:09:47] levels. There must be a movement. Diplomatic movement at this time
[00:09:51] is very important to convince countries
[00:09:54] to hold the Security
[00:09:57] Council, also to clarify the full
[00:10:00] picture. Diplomatic pressure is important because
[00:10:04] today's decisions are international decisions. America,
[00:10:07] for example, left,
[00:10:10] as if it gave a green light to the Houthis or
[00:10:14] distanced itself from, even though it claims to be fighting
[00:10:17] the Houthis. Britain has a point of view in Yemen.
[00:10:21] It cares about the south the north, and perhaps
[00:10:25] it also has no objection, but the purpose
[00:10:28] of the current movements is that diplomatic
[00:10:31] movements are weak. The Houthis have diplomatic
[00:10:34] movements, whether in Lebanon or
[00:10:37] Iran, or they have movements. Perhaps diplomatic
[00:10:40] movements take more time. What are
[00:10:44] the urgent movements that should be taken at this moment
[00:10:49] siege?
[00:10:53] international organizations to intervene to bring
[00:10:56] in aid in the name of these organizations and monitoring
[00:11:00] at the entrances of Taiz and its exits, as happened with
[00:11:03] international monitoring when
[00:11:07] the national army took Hodeidah,
[00:11:10] then withdrew for humanitarian reasons. The Houthis or the Security Council worked
[00:11:14] on international observers. These international observers prevented
[00:11:18] the legitimate forces for all these years from entering
[00:11:22] Hodeidah. But several months ago,
[00:11:25] there was a resolution to also remove these
[00:11:29] observers, and this resolution was excellent for the
[00:11:32] legitimacy. Today, we need international observers
[00:11:35] at the entrances of
[00:11:38] demand was a Houthi demand from
[00:11:41] Hodeidah and it was implemented, but when the legitimate government asks
[00:11:45] now, will it be implemented? There must be a movement in this
[00:11:48] regard and there must be a guarantee for the entry of this aid
[00:11:52] through these organizations and clear international observers. So
[00:11:56] I thank you very much, Mr. Arafat Hamran, Head of the Rased Organization for Rights
[00:11:59] and Freedoms. Thank you,
[00:12:02] viewers. 12 years later, Taiz
[00:12:05] is still paying the price of the siege and facing the challenges of life
[00:12:09] and security. Until the roads open and
[00:12:12] supplies arrive, the suffering of its people
[00:12:15] a responsibility that must not be ignored. Taiz is not asking for
[00:12:18] a privilege, but for its right to life. I thank my guest in this
[00:12:22] coverage, and thank you, dear viewers, for watching. Goodbye.
[00:13:08] Yemen Channel, the channel of all Yemenis.
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[00:23:12] From Al-Hayma, O God, how old are you?
[00:23:16] 19. 19. By God, no one can cut
[00:23:46] This is the brainwashing that the Houthis do
[00:23:50] to these children, that they are fighting the Jews for jihad.
[00:23:53] Where are you from? From Saada. Where are you from? From
[00:23:57] Saada. How old are you? I'm
[00:24:01] 18. 18. What brought
[00:24:03] you here?
[00:24:06] To fight the Jews and Christians. This is the brainwashing
[00:24:10] that the Houthis do to these
[00:24:13] children, that they are fighting the Jews,
[00:24:16] fighting the Jews.
[00:24:25] In wartime, not everything
[00:24:31] not target or attack civilians, but
[00:24:35] ensure their
[00:24:36] protection.
[00:24:40] War also has
[00:24:41] laws.
[00:24:46] Fighter, not killer.
[00:25:38] Welcome, viewers, to the 9 o'clock news from Yemen Channel
[00:25:41] TV. We begin with the top news
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[00:25:48] Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council