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[00:00:03] controlling the place
[00:00:26] controlling the
[00:00:57] انعداما حدا في
[00:01:01] حلقه جديده من الشاهد
[00:01:03] reveal the continued involvement of children in
[00:01:06] ينبغي للصمت ان يكون شاهدا ولا للزمن ان
[00:01:10] يكون ستارا على
[00:01:13] Saeed, who only saw
[00:01:19] the ability of humanitarian organizations
[00:01:25] two and a half years old was injured in
[00:01:28] حين تنتها الحقوق لا ينبغي للصمت ان يكون
[00:01:32] شاهدا ولا للزمن ان
[00:01:35] young men in Ibb governorate on be a cover.
[00:01:40] another scene of On
[00:01:42] passage and the right of Yemenis Hello viewers.
[00:01:44] in another campaign in the governorate on The path of Jalal Ali Al-Ruwaishan, who rose through
[00:01:47] the security institutions in previous governments until
[00:01:50] he assumed the presidency of the Political Security Apparatus, then the Ministry
[00:01:53] of Interior, sparked a wide debate about
[00:01:56] the transfer of a high-ranking security official from the Republican institution to
[00:02:00] working within the system of the Houthi group
[00:02:04] that overthrew state institutions in Sana'a.
[00:02:07] Al-Ruwaishan, born in 1963
[00:02:10] 1963
[00:02:13] in the village of Beit Al-Ruwaishan in Khawlan, was appointed
[00:02:16] head of the Political Security Apparatus in
[00:02:19] 2014
[00:02:22] We make truth on before taking over the Ministry of Interior in the government of competencies in November of
[00:02:26] the same year.
[00:02:27] We make truth on With the Houthi control over state
[00:02:30] institutions in Sana'a, the mask of the state fell
[00:02:33] from him, and the face of affiliation with the Houthi militias appeared,
[00:02:38] death traps that do and he continued in his position within the leadership of the Houthi rebellion,
[00:02:40] usurping the titles of Minister
[00:02:43] of Interior before later assuming the position
[00:02:47] of Deputy Prime Minister for Defense and Security Affairs within
[00:02:50] the Houthi rebellion. This
[00:02:54] path puts the man before political,
[00:02:57] legal, and ethical questions.
[00:03:00] related to his responsibilities
[00:03:03] We make truth on for the period during which he worked within a security and political
[00:03:05] امنيه وسياسيه
[00:03:08] We make truth on system subject to the authority of armed groups. Human rights
[00:03:12] lands deprives farmers reports accuse the truth remains elusive the Houthi group
[00:03:14] of committing widespread human
[00:03:16] and the rights of victims are a trust rights violations, including arbitrary detention, enforced
[00:03:20] disappearance, torture, and unfair
[00:03:24] trials, in addition to restricting public freedoms
[00:03:27] and opponents. International
[00:03:31] and local organizations have also documented
[00:03:34] grave violations and crimes against
[00:03:36] From one front to another, the humanity, known and
[00:03:39] under the command of the repressive apparatuses
[00:03:42] its glory that of the institutions headed by Jalal Al-Ruwaishan.
[00:03:44] Rather, his name emerged as one of the political
[00:03:48] and security figures who
[00:03:51] its glory that undertook to defend the Houthis' positions
[00:03:53] and represent their authority in a number of forums and political situations,
[00:03:57] which made his role a partner
[00:04:00] stained with the blood
[00:04:03] and civilians bear of innocents. The issue goes beyond Al-Ruwaishan himself to a broader
[00:04:06] question concerning the fate of state
[00:04:09] institutions after the Houthi militia took control of
[00:04:12] the capital,
[00:04:14] arena for violation and displacement. In this Sana'a, and how some
[00:04:17] officials who swore to protect
[00:04:19] the Republic and the law turned
[00:04:23] We make truth on to working within the rebel militia. Thus, the issue
[00:04:28] We make truth on on civilians. of accountability remains a fundamental matter in any future path to justice, ensuring the disclosure
[00:04:31] of violations, the determination of responsibilities, and the redress
[00:04:34] of victims, far from impunity.
[00:04:53] The Yemeni Women's Empowerment Foundation recently revealed in
[00:04:57] its final monthly briefing the documentation
[00:05:03] of crimes and violations during
[00:05:05] and plants fear in last September, including killing, injury, defamation, kidnapping, enforced
[00:05:08] disappearance, displacement, child recruitment, and looting of property.
[00:05:14] and targeting health facilities and humanitarian work.
[00:05:17] The toll showed that at least 50
[00:05:20] people were killed and more than 160 others injured,
[00:05:24] including 17 children killed, 20 children injured,
[00:05:28] five women killed, and seven women
[00:05:31] injured. The foundation explained that these
[00:05:35] figures represent a minimum of civilian
[00:05:38] victims who could be identified
[00:05:41] numerically. This includes losses within the Houthi
[00:05:44] militia ranks or incidents in which the number of victims
[00:05:48] was unspecified. Regarding child
[00:05:51] recruitment, the foundation
[00:05:55] stated that it documented the killing of
[00:05:58] 72 children who were fighting in the ranks
[00:06:02] of the Houthi militia during the same period,
[00:06:05] in addition to 25 other children being captured
[00:06:08] by the army and government forces. The foundation
[00:06:11] confirmed that these cases
[00:06:15] combat operations and their direct exposure
[00:06:19] to death and capture, in addition to other incidents including the abduction
[00:06:23] of dozens of orphaned children from care homes and the recruitment
[00:06:27] of students and minors to join
[00:06:29] the front lines. In the file of kidnapping, detention,
[00:06:33] and enforced disappearance, the foundation documented
[00:06:35] widespread campaigns, most notably the kidnapping
[00:06:39] of 322 civilians in Maqbanah
[00:06:42] and Jabal Habashi in Taiz governorate, and nine
[00:06:47] September 26, which marks
[00:06:50] the 64th anniversary of the revolution, and more than 40 civilians
[00:06:56] September 28,
[00:06:59] in addition to 30 civilians in Dhamar and four
[00:07:02] children in Hajjah, in addition to individual cases
[00:07:06] and dozens of detainees and forcibly disappeared persons in prisons
[00:07:10] and detention centers.
[00:07:12] with improvised explosive devices, in addition to looting more than 10
[00:07:15] homes specifically and dozens of other
[00:07:18] raids and looting that included
[00:07:21] seizing furniture, appliances,
[00:07:23] and belongings.
[00:07:25] In some cases, doors and windows were removed, as
[00:07:29] well as incidents of confiscation of land,
[00:07:32] farms, and commercial properties. The briefing also showed
[00:07:35] that the health sector was subjected to widespread
[00:07:39] violations, including damage or disruption of 30 health
[00:07:42] facilities, shelling of the medical complex in Mokha,
[00:07:45] militarization of hospitals and medical centers,
[00:07:48] expulsion of civilian patients to clear
[00:07:51] beds or to clear beds,
[00:07:54] confiscation of doctors' and nurses'
[00:07:57] phones, imposing security restrictions on facilities,
[00:08:00] and threatening medical staff. The violations
[00:08:03] extended to humanitarian work, where
[00:08:06] the foundation documented the storming and looting of headquarters
[00:08:09] and offices of international and humanitarian organizations,
[00:08:13] the seizure of a complex for organizations, and the confiscation
[00:08:16] of eight international vehicles, and the looting and confiscation
[00:08:19] of aid, food baskets, and relief and shelter
[00:08:23] materials. Meanwhile, approximately 18,000
[00:08:27] families were affected by the disruption of humanitarian
[00:08:30] health services in one of the documented
[00:08:33] incidents.
[00:08:49] Houthi militia is not content with expanding the scope
[00:08:52] of violations, but rather seeks to tighten its grip on
[00:08:56] strategically important locations to push the
[00:08:59] place and its people into the heart of its military project. In
[00:09:02] the far south of the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab stands
[00:09:05] as a witness to one of the most dangerous forms of this expansion.
[00:09:09] A strait whose importance transcends
[00:09:12] the country's borders,
[00:09:16] the cost of ambitions that do not stop at controlling the land,
[00:09:19] but extend to threatening navigation security and turning the
[00:09:22] coast into a new
[00:09:26] report prepared by our colleague Bushra Al-Abri, we monitor
[00:09:30] the importance of Bab al-Mandab and the ambitions of the Houthi militia in it, and the consequences
[00:09:34] of its movements and escalation
[00:09:37] المدنيين
[00:09:38] Let's follow.
[00:09:53] Bab al-Mandab is not just a waterway
[00:09:56] that separates two banks, nor a point on a crowded
[00:10:00] map with names. This
[00:10:03] strategic location within the Dhubab district, which belongs to Taiz
[00:10:07] governorate, located at the southern entrance of the Red
[00:10:10] Sea, where it narrows.
[00:10:17] From this strait, trade and energy routes pass between Asia and Europe,
[00:10:19] and the Red Sea connects to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian
[00:10:22] Ocean, which makes the position
[00:10:25] of the Yemeni coast and the nearby islands
[00:10:28] an issue that transcends Yemen's
[00:10:32] borders. This is why the Houthi militia's
[00:10:35] push towards the western coast and Bab al-Mandab seems more
[00:10:39] than a movement between Asia and Europe.
[00:10:42] The Red Sea connects to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian
[00:10:45] Ocean, which makes the location of the Yemeni coast and the nearby
[00:10:49] islands
[00:10:51] place an issue that transcends Yemen's borders.
[00:10:56] This is why the Houthi militia's push towards the western
[00:10:59] coast and Bab al-Mandab is more than a movement,
[00:11:02] it is a movement that extends outside
[00:11:06] the country towards Djibouti. The humanitarian
[00:11:09] situation appears even more harsh beyond the displacement
[00:11:13] figures, as more than 22 million citizens are in
[00:11:16] need of assistance and protection, and 18 million face severe
[00:11:22] food insecurity, while more than 2
[00:11:25] million children under the age of five suffer
[00:11:28] from acute malnutrition. In areas controlled by the Houthi
[00:11:32] militia, the United Nations says that the detention
[00:11:35] of its employees and the seizure of its headquarters
[00:11:39] and assets have severely restricted
[00:11:44] to reach those in need.
[00:11:46] 73 UN employees are still
[00:11:50] arbitrarily detained. Thus, Bab
[00:11:53] al-Mandab becomes a condensed image of the Yemeni crisis:
[00:11:57] a strait that concerns the world, and a coast
[00:12:00] for which Yemenis pay the price of conflict.
[00:12:04] Between the security of the international
[00:12:07] to safety, the truth is one:
[00:12:10] the sea cannot become a hostage to an armed
[00:12:13] rebel militia, nor can Yemenis
[00:12:17] be reduced to mere numbers in the record of displacement
[00:12:21] and hunger. Rather, security and stability must
[00:12:25] return through legitimate state institutions
[00:12:28] alone. That is the solution.
[00:12:43] The Houthi militia was not content with planting death in the front
[00:12:46] lines, but its mines extended to farms,
[00:12:50] villages, roads, pastures, and water sources,
[00:12:52] transforming the land
[00:12:55] where citizens used to grow their food and graze
[00:12:59] their livestock into open
[00:13:03] not distinguish between fighter and civilian, nor between
[00:13:06] man, woman, and child. UN
[00:13:09] reports indicate that the locations of mines
[00:13:12] attributed to the Houthis included farms, wells,
[00:13:16] water tanks, roads, and civilian
[00:13:19] facilities, which led to restricting agriculture
[00:13:22] and livestock movement and depriving the population of safe
[00:13:26] access to water sources
[00:13:29] and transportation routes. The effects of this crime are not
[00:13:32] limited to killing and injury, as the mining of agricultural
[00:13:37] of access to their fields, disrupts
[00:13:40] plowing, harvesting, and grazing, and kills livestock, which
[00:13:43] represents an important source of food
[00:13:46] and income, and forces families to leave
[00:13:49] their lands or risk their lives to reach
[00:13:53] them. Human rights reports have documented
[00:13:56] cases of livestock deaths and injuries to farmers
[00:14:00] and shepherds due to mines, as well
[00:14:03] as the inability to access agricultural lands and water
[00:14:07] sources. These practices
[00:14:09] derive their danger from the fact that agricultural areas, crops,
[00:14:13] livestock, water sources,
[00:14:16] and irrigation facilities are among the things that enjoy
[00:14:19] special protection when they are necessary for the survival
[00:14:23] of the civilian population. As international
[00:14:26] humanitarian law prohibits agricultural lands
[00:14:29] and water sources, and these
[00:14:33] practices derive their danger from the fact that agricultural
[00:14:36] areas, crops, livestock, water sources,
[00:14:39] and irrigation facilities are among the things that enjoy
[00:14:42] special protection when they are necessary for the survival
[00:14:46] of the civilian population. As international
[00:14:50] humanitarian law prohibits and the resulting
[00:14:53] killing and injury of civilians and depriving them
[00:14:57] of their and depriving them of their lands and their main
[00:15:01] and often sole livelihoods constitutes a serious
[00:15:05] violation of the rules of international humanitarian law and may
[00:15:08] constitute a war crime when its legal
[00:15:11] elements are met. Individual responsibility remains
[00:15:14] for those who ordered these acts, carried them out, or
[00:15:18] assisted in them, according to the applicable
[00:15:21] legal rules. They are not just mines
[00:15:25] buried under the ground. It is a policy
[00:15:27] that leaves death behind
[00:15:30] the land and blocks the path of the farmer to
[00:15:33] his field, and the shepherd to his pasture, and the family
[00:15:37] to its livelihood, so that the crime turns from
[00:15:40] targeting a person at a moment to targeting
[00:15:43] his life and his primary source of income and his future for years.
[00:16:03] Media outlets and social
[00:16:06] media platforms have circulated shocking scenes
[00:16:10] and images in recent days of victims of the continuous Houthi
[00:16:13] escalation in Taiz governorate, while a human rights report revealed
[00:16:17] the extent of the cost paid by civilians due to Houthi
[00:16:20] shelling and sniping. According to the Taiz
[00:16:23] Human Rights Center, the recent Houthi escalation in
[00:16:27] a number of areas of the governorate resulted in the killing and injury
[00:16:30] of 26 civilians, including an infant less
[00:16:33] than two weeks old, in problems
[00:16:38] that summarize the extent of the danger threatening the population, especially
[00:16:41] children and women. Among the victims whose image
[00:16:45] and body were widely circulated was the infant Mohammed Mayhoub
[00:16:50] 14 days of life
[00:16:53] before dying from shrapnel that hit his head
[00:16:57] in the Al-Dabab area, while another child
[00:17:02] the same shelling. The center also documented the killing of Amani
[00:17:06] Yassin Ahmed and Jawath. Abdullah Nu'man and Ayoub Abdul Raqib and Hammoud Abdullah
[00:17:10] Saif Al-Rajhi, in addition to other injured
[00:17:13] people, including children and women. In
[00:17:17] the escalation, a house in Sala
[00:17:21] neighborhood east of Taiz city was subjected to Houthi shelling
[00:17:24] that resulted in the killing of Yousef Abdul
[00:17:28] Warith Karami, 15 years old, and the injury of citizen
[00:17:31] Awatef Abdullah with shrapnel, documenting images of the shelling's
[00:17:35] effects inside a civilian house, where its walls turned
[00:17:39] into a witness to the tragedy of a family that lost
[00:17:42] its child, and the shells did not stop
[00:17:45] at homes and residential neighborhoods.
[00:17:48] In the city of Turbah in Al-Asabeh area,
[00:17:52] the Information and Qualification Center for Human Rights stated
[00:17:55] that Houthi shelling hit the Maternity and Childhood Hospital
[00:17:59] building, causing material damage in an attack
[00:18:02] on a health facility dedicated to serving mothers and children.
[00:18:06] From an infant less than two weeks old to other
[00:18:09] children killed inside their homes, and from residential neighborhoods
[00:18:13] to health facilities, Taiz's
[00:18:16] scenes continue, so that the lens remains a witness
[00:18:19] to the victims of the brutal Houthi escalation
[00:18:23] and to civilians who found themselves in the line of shelling and sniping.
[00:18:42] Viewers, as we turn the pages of this
[00:18:45] episode of The Witness,
[00:18:49] to erasure, and memory elusive to forgetting,
[00:18:54] that does not expire by statute of limitations. What
[00:18:57] we documented today is not just numbers
[00:18:59] and events, but faces, stories,
[00:19:03] and rights for innocents who paid the price of violations
[00:19:07] with their security, lives, and future. In every
[00:19:11] crime committed, justice remains the path
[00:19:14] that must lead to accountability, even if
[00:19:18] time passes. May God protect you. What we documented today is not
[00:19:22] just numbers and events, but
[00:19:25] faces, stories, and rights for innocents
[00:19:29] who paid the price of violations with their security, lives,
[00:19:32] and future. In every crime committed,
[00:19:35] justice remains the path that must
[00:19:39] lead to accountability, even if time passes. May God
[00:19:43] protect you.