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00:00:00The authorities in Taiz, as well as the
00:00:03official authorities from the relevant ministries, the Council of Government,
00:00:07and the Presidential Council, must summon these
00:00:10organizations. Either they act as Sudan did
00:00:13and say you are unwelcome, or
00:00:17we act. Of course, these
00:00:21organizations
00:00:24to 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,
00:00:28Movements and pressure on they coordinated with Bashar and brought in all aid
00:00:31through him, and they said that the opposition, we
00:00:34signed with governments,
00:00:37the recognized regime, Bashar, in Yemen, on the contrary,
00:00:41they went to the Houthi militia
00:00:43of the ignited and left the legitimate governments. We want international organizations
00:00:46to return to their values and agreements,
00:00:49and to work with these agreements, and for the voice to be raised
00:00:53to pressure these organizations and to pressure also the Houthi
00:00:56militia to allow the entry of
00:01:00aid, so that civilians remain protected under
00:01:03the laws. So, in your opinion, Mr. Arafat,
00:01:06we always hear about permanent violations committed
00:01:10by the Houthi militia, and we always hear
00:01:13Taiz. This about international efforts to alleviate suffering,
00:01:16the beginning in but so far, international efforts have not
00:01:19succeeded in ending the siege crisis and opening
00:01:22roads. In your opinion, why? Because
00:01:25justice has not been achieved, or the harm to victims
00:01:29has not been repaired, or impunity
00:01:32and lack of accountability. This was one of the reasons
00:01:35that allowed the Houthis to also
00:01:39increase their crimes against civilians. For example,
00:01:42to the extent that
00:01:46the United Nations and its organizations themselves were subjected
00:01:49to violations. When they entered
00:01:53It makes in Mocha, the Houthi militia remains seized eight cars from
00:01:56OCHA and looted the headquarters of this organization.
00:02:00And also, there was no raising of the voice in this
00:02:04regard. The mechanism was clear to the United
00:02:06Nations that this
00:02:08arrested even at organization should issue a statement specifying the party that looted and
00:02:12rely on giving it a deadline to return what
00:02:15it looted immediately. This is the first memorandum. There was
00:02:18a statement by OCHA in which it said that
00:02:22it was subjected to looting when the militia entered, when
00:02:26the Houthis entered Mocha, but it did not specify who the party was.
00:02:29It should have specified the party, and after that, when
00:02:33this statement is made, the High Commissioner
00:02:35rely on documents this violation, then presents it to
00:02:38the Security Council, then new resolutions are issued against the major violators
00:02:41of these things. None of this happened.
00:02:44If we go back to the beginning of this year,
00:02:48January, the Houthis
00:02:51looted six international organizations in
00:02:53Yes, considering the current situation Sana'a, including the office of the UN envoy that was present, under the pretext
00:02:56that it was also the High Commissioner and the Organization for Migration and UNICEF.
00:03:00And they arrived at their headquarters.
00:03:02So it is clear that this
00:03:05Houthi group then followed up with statements from these
00:03:08organizations, but in a very timid way, and until now,
00:03:1272 employees have been
00:03:14with the Houthi militia for more than
00:03:18Dhamar, in one year to two years.
00:03:20These organizations have not been able to release them or have not seriously demanded
00:03:24their release because all employees are Yemenis,
00:03:27while non-Yemeni
00:03:30employees were pressured and released. In your opinion, Mr. Arafat, where does
00:03:34the problem lie with these organizations? Is it poor
00:03:38management or a lack
00:03:41is permissible. Do of will? The problem with the United Nations and its organizations
00:03:43is that we have excellent laws and conventions
00:03:47for the protection of civilians, but politics interferes with the issue of the United
00:03:50Nations, the issue of the Security Council, the issue of controlling
00:03:54these organizations.
00:03:57For example, when the Houthi militia
00:04:01struck the Yemeni plane that was carrying the government in Aden,
00:04:04the voice of
00:04:08to expand in this the British ambassador in Yemen was raised,
00:04:11A promise and a covenant for
00:04:13military war in and he aspect. So with all this said in a television interview that they had evidence that this
00:04:16Houthi militia had carried out this
00:04:19act. Of course, Britain is biased with the Houthi militia, but
00:04:22in the south, it is not biased and does not want the militia to enter
00:04:26movement in this the southern issue or any aggression against it. So its voice
00:04:31And a movement on was raised, and it submitted a project to the Security Council to impose sanctions and condemn
00:04:35this Houthi militia. However, before this
00:04:38law was presented, Russia withdrew this
00:04:41law, withdrew this
00:04:42resolution,
00:04:46and did not present it to the Security Council. The mechanism says that
00:04:49it is presented, for example, even the UN envoys,
00:04:53for example, Ben Omar used to give a briefing,
00:04:56and we used to read it as
00:05:00human rights activists, but when he read it in the Security Council, he
00:05:04read another briefing. So when we asked him about this briefing, he said that this
00:05:07briefing was amended by
00:05:10more than the countries and they controlled it and so on.
00:05:14And Sheikh said, when I came to Yemen as a UN
00:05:17envoy, and of course, I might believe him, he said
00:05:20that I came and the international community said your mission is to
00:05:23prolong the war, but he wanted to end
00:05:27the war, so he stayed for one term and
00:05:30was subjected to attacks and shootings by the Houthi militia
00:05:33at the entrances of Taiz and in some
00:05:36areas. Also, all UN envoys
00:05:40were also biased. Decisions interfere,
00:05:44even the Security Council, when the Human Rights Council sits with
00:05:48the permanent members of the Council and you present them
00:05:52with reports, they are very sympathetic that these are crimes of the Houthi militia, and when it comes to voting,
00:05:55the vote comes in favor of the Houthi militia,
00:05:59and when you tell him, you were sympathetic with us and with this
00:06:02militia that committed crimes, he says, but the vote comes
00:06:06to me from the capital and I do not control it. So politics interferes
00:06:10with the issue of
00:06:13international values, laws, and conventions, and this is what affected
00:06:16the course of these
00:06:19on their poor performance and their bias towards
00:06:23this Houthi militia. Yes,
00:06:26Mr. Arafat, if we talk about
00:06:29violations against civilians, what are
00:06:33the legal and human rights mechanisms
00:06:35available for holding those responsible
00:06:38for these violations accountable? As I told you, we rely on
00:06:44local mechanisms, of course, we do not have an agreement with them, so
00:06:48we cannot submit anything to them unless the Council refers it to the International Criminal
00:06:52Court. The second
00:06:54thing is that we have an opportunity
00:06:57to follow up
00:07:00with the major prisoners in Europe if
00:07:03the victim is in Europe. Of course, we have many victims
00:07:07seeking asylum in Europe throughout
00:07:11Europe.
00:07:13So if they file lawsuits there, of course, there are ready lawsuits,
00:07:16and one of the major criminals could be
00:07:21the airport. This is another opportunity, but we
00:07:25national mechanisms, which is the National Committee
00:07:28for Investigating Human Rights, which is an independent committee supported
00:07:32by four resolutions from the Human Rights Council
00:07:36in Geneva, more than we rely on international
00:07:38or national mechanisms. Yes, considering the current situation
00:07:42in Yemen and the accompanying operation of dawn. This is
00:07:46another opportunity, but we national
00:07:49mechanisms, which is the National Committee for Investigating Human Rights, which is
00:07:53an independent committee supported by four resolutions from
00:07:55the Human Rights Council
00:07:58in Geneva, more than we rely on international
00:08:02or national mechanisms.
00:08:05in Yemen and the accompanying operation in Fajra, and in
00:08:08Hays and Khokha, and they
00:08:14lived in it and worked in it. In some houses, they have
00:08:18missile platforms now. For example, there are missile platforms in
00:08:21Ibb, in Ba'dan, in populated
00:08:25areas, in Sana'a, in
00:08:30Al-Hujariya.
00:08:33These places are civilian places that should not be used,
00:08:36but they have now started to use these objects
00:08:39as human shields for them and also targeting
00:08:43these civilians, even some missiles landed today in
00:08:46Ibb and landed in but there were no populated areas
00:08:50and landed in Sana'a and affected many of them. They also
00:08:54work to distort the facts,
00:08:57claiming that these are missiles or airstrikes, and it happened
00:09:00in some areas that they shelled some
00:09:04buildings during the airstrikes on the camps and attributed them
00:09:08to the airstrikes, and many stories were exploited by the Houthi militia,
00:09:12far from all these international laws and protections
00:09:15required. And also, the role of the weak organization, so he was able
00:09:22escalation and with this
00:09:25the field and with all these violations
00:09:28committed by the Houthi militia,
00:09:31how can we ensure the safety
00:09:33of civilians? First, there must be a diplomatic
00:09:39regard and a political movement.
00:09:44the ground and a humanitarian movement and a human rights movement on all
00:09:47levels. There must be a movement. Diplomatic movement at this time
00:09:51is very important to convince countries
00:09:54to hold the Security
00:09:57Council, also to clarify the full
00:10:00picture. Diplomatic pressure is important because
00:10:04today's decisions are international decisions. America,
00:10:07for example, left,
00:10:10as if it gave a green light to the Houthis or
00:10:14distanced itself from, even though it claims to be fighting
00:10:17the Houthis. Britain has a point of view in Yemen.
00:10:21It cares about the south the north, and perhaps
00:10:25it also has no objection, but the purpose
00:10:28of the current movements is that diplomatic
00:10:31movements are weak. The Houthis have diplomatic
00:10:34movements, whether in Lebanon or
00:10:37Iran, or they have movements. Perhaps diplomatic
00:10:40movements take more time. What are
00:10:44the urgent movements that should be taken at this moment
00:10:49siege?
00:10:53international organizations to intervene to bring
00:10:56in aid in the name of these organizations and monitoring
00:11:00at the entrances of Taiz and its exits, as happened with
00:11:03international monitoring when
00:11:07the national army took Hodeidah,
00:11:10then withdrew for humanitarian reasons. The Houthis or the Security Council worked
00:11:14on international observers. These international observers prevented
00:11:18the legitimate forces for all these years from entering
00:11:22Hodeidah. But several months ago,
00:11:25there was a resolution to also remove these
00:11:29observers, and this resolution was excellent for the
00:11:32legitimacy. Today, we need international observers
00:11:35at the entrances of
00:11:38demand was a Houthi demand from
00:11:41Hodeidah and it was implemented, but when the legitimate government asks
00:11:45now, will it be implemented? There must be a movement in this
00:11:48regard and there must be a guarantee for the entry of this aid
00:11:52through these organizations and clear international observers. So
00:11:56I thank you very much, Mr. Arafat Hamran, Head of the Rased Organization for Rights
00:11:59and Freedoms. Thank you,
00:12:02viewers. 12 years later, Taiz
00:12:05is still paying the price of the siege and facing the challenges of life
00:12:09and security. Until the roads open and
00:12:12supplies arrive, the suffering of its people
00:12:15a responsibility that must not be ignored. Taiz is not asking for
00:12:18a privilege, but for its right to life. I thank my guest in this
00:12:22coverage, and thank you, dear viewers, for watching. Goodbye.
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00:23:12From Al-Hayma, O God, how old are you?
00:23:1619. 19. By God, no one can cut
00:23:46This is the brainwashing that the Houthis do
00:23:50to these children, that they are fighting the Jews for jihad.
00:23:53Where are you from? From Saada. Where are you from? From
00:23:57Saada. How old are you? I'm
00:24:0118. 18. What brought
00:24:03you here?
00:24:06To fight the Jews and Christians. This is the brainwashing
00:24:10that the Houthis do to these
00:24:13children, that they are fighting the Jews,
00:24:16fighting the Jews.
00:24:25In wartime, not everything
00:24:31not target or attack civilians, but
00:24:35ensure their
00:24:36protection.
00:24:40War also has
00:24:41laws.
00:24:46Fighter, not killer.
00:25:38Welcome, viewers, to the 9 o'clock news from Yemen Channel
00:25:41TV. We begin with the top news
00:25:44headlines.
00:25:48Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council