Gulf | Yemen
220 Yemeni women killed or injured in drive against Sa'ada rebels
Rights group says many more cases go unreported
- By Nasser Arrabyee, Correspondent
- Published: 23:17 March 4, 2008
Sana'a: At least 220 women were either killed, injured, attacked or detained during a four-year sporadic armed confrontation between the government troops and rebels in Sa'ada north of Yemen, a women's rights group said on Tuesday.
The recently established organisation, Defa'a Movement, listed the 220 women by name and incidents in a press release issued on the occasion of the World Women's Day.
As many as 71 women were killed, 67 injured, 59 attacked and 22 were detained during the period from mid 2004 till end of 2007. These figures do not present all cases, the organisation said, because many families preferred not to reveal the sufferings of their women.
The violations registered by the organisation included killing, detention, torture, expelling from house, plundering properties, threats and discrimination.
The organisation blamed mainly the government troops, tribesmen loyal to government and Salafi religious groups for the sufferings of those women.
The organisation called for neutral investigation into such violations, and for giving fair compensations to all war-affected women.
A Qatari-brokered deal is being implemented now to end the war between the government troops and the rebels.
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