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50,000 displaced in Yemen conflict - rights group
Some 50,000 people have been displaced from their homes due to fighting between government troops and rebels since the conflict started in Sa'ada, north of Yemen in 2004, a human rights group said.
- By Nasser Arrabyee, Correspondent
- Published: 00:36 May 7, 2008
Sana'a: Some 50,000 people have been displaced from their homes due to fighting between government troops and rebels since the conflict started in Sa'ada, north of Yemen in 2004, a human rights group said.
The Yemeni Observatory for Human Rights, stated in its Human Rights Report for 2007, which was released this week that more than 114 buildings including four mosques and health centres were transferred to military barracks.
"Some 79 houses were completely destroyed and 74 houses were partially destroyed. Also, five mosques and eight schools were partially damaged," the report added.
At least 100 Al Houthi supporters were arrested or disappeared during the armed conflict which has raged on and off since June 2004.
Detentions
Some 286 people went missing and about 2,000 people were arrested during the conflict, the report says. The report adds that the detentions took place in Sa'ada, Sana'a, Amran, Hajja, Dhammar and Hudeidah provinces.
Some 370 people were still in prison until last December without legal justifications, the report adds.
Some detainees were exposed to psychological and physical torture, as well as humiliating and inhumane treatment. And some other detainees were put in small and poorly-ventilated cells, the report says.
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