Interview: Fighting against human rights abuse

Prisoners detained for suspected links to Al Qaida will be put on a public trial very soon, said Amat Alim Assosowa, Yemen's Minister of Human Rights.

Last updated: July 23, 2019 | 21:31

By Nasser Arrabyee, Special to Gulf News

1 MIN READ

Gulf News:

There are 195 individuals detained on terror charges. Most of them have spent more than two years in prison without trial. What are you doing for these detainees?

Amat Alim Assosowa:

But what are you doing for them exactly?

Have you got a list of their names? Have you been receiving complaints from their relatives?

There are more than 80 Yemeni detainees in Guantanamo. Is your ministry following up on their issue and how?

Under the pretext of fighting terror, human rights are violated everywhere in the world. What can your ministry do to stop or reduce such violations?

Amnesty International (AI) criticised Yemen recently for mass arrests, journalists' intimidation, torture, and death penalty. Could you please respond to these four points?

What about the death penalty?

Some people say the term "human rights" for the Arab world, including Yemen, is an empty slogan used by politicians only to gain support from their donors.

Why do you think only one lady won a seat in Parliament versus 300 men in the last elections?

What is your ministry providing for the more than 100,000 refugees in Yemen?

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