The Justice 4 Yemen Pact is committed to empowering our members to maximize the impact and reach of their advocacy, education, and research efforts. Here are some of the recent highlights from the work of Coalition members.
On the occasion of International Human Rights Day 2025, the Justice4Yemen Pact Coalition warns that Yemen enters its eleventh year of conflict amid a deepening human rights and humanitarian crisis. Despite the decline in large-scale hostilities, violations continue across all areas of control, with women, children, journalists, and humanitarian workers among the most affected. Millions […]
Overview The ongoing conflict in Yemen has pushed the lives of millions of children into a cycle of daily challenges. Children have been surrounded by multiple risks and deprived of their basic rights, including access to education. These conditions have left them increasingly vulnerable to a range of serious violations. Humanitarian indicators show that children […]
On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Justice for Yemen Pact (J4YP) highlights the rising number of Yemenis with disabilities—now nearly five million—due to conflict, explosive weapons, and collapsing services. Despite Yemen’s commitments under the CRPD, persons with disabilities continue to face major barriers in education, health, protection, and access to humanitarian aid. […]
1. Overview of the SPARK Program In June 2025, five members of the Justice4Yemen Pact (J4YP), a coalition of 10 Yemeni civil society organizations, joined the SPARK team, composed of DT Institute and its local partners, the Abductees’ Mothers Association (AMA) and SAM for Rights and Liberties (“SAM”), to launch advocacy campaigns to complement and […]
The Justice4Yemen Pact Coalition marks the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence with a renewed call to protect women and girls in Yemen, who continue to face escalating violence amid armed conflict and humanitarian collapse. With more than 6.2 million women and girls at risk — alongside rising displacement, digital blackmail, targeted killings, and […]
On Universal Children’s Day, nineteen Yemeni civil society organizations, including members of the Justice for Yemen Pact, call for urgent action to end the grave violations committed against children across Yemen. With 9.8 million children expected to need humanitarian assistance in 2025, and more than 11,000 children killed or injured since 2015, the situation remains […]
Overview of the SPARK Program In June 2025, five members of the Justice4Yemen Pact (J4YP), a coalition of 10 Yemeni civil society organizations, joined the SPARK team, composed of DT Institute and its local partners, the Abductees’ Mothers Association (AMA) and SAM for Rights and Liberties (“SAM”), to launch advocacy campaigns to complement and expand […]
In a city scarred by years of war and siege, silence once swallowed the voices of victims. The Memory Museum in Taiz emerged to break that silence, giving pain a language beyond words: the language of art. Implemented by SAM Organization for Rights and Liberties in partnership with the Abductees’ Mothers Association, DT Institute, and in collaboration with the Office of […]
1. Overview of the SPARK Program In July 2025, the SPARK team, composed of DT Institute and its local partners, the Abductees’ Mothers Association (AMA) and SAM for Rights and Liberties (“SAM”), launched the first restorative justice (RJ) pilot initiatives in Taiz. These initiatives aim to foster reconciliation and resolve community-level public disputes that have […]
Introduction Youth are a vital force in promoting transitional justice, turning concepts into tangible community action. Under the Supporting Peace and Accountability through Reconciliation and Knowledge (SPARK )project in Yemen, trained youth played a central role in implementing activities, fostering reconciliation, and preserving collective memory. By translating their training into practice, they demonstrated that young people are not just beneficiaries — they are genuine […]
Overview of the SPARK Program In June 2025, five members of the Justice4Yemen Pact (J4YP), a coalition of 10 Yemeni civil society organizations, joined the SPARK team, composed of DT Institute and its local partners, the Abductees’ Mothers Association (AMA) and SAM for Rights and Liberties (“SAM”), to launch advocacy campaigns to complement and expand the geographic scope of restorative justice pilots and raising […]
In 2019, Amani (a pseudonym), a 14-year-old girl, left her makeshift shelter as she did every morning to collect discarded plastic bottles from the narrow alleys of a village where her displaced family had sought refuge. They had fled the shelling in Taiz to a rural district in Lahj governorate, southern Yemen. Amani had escaped the thunder […]
October 30, 2025 – Yemen is exploring new paths toward accountability and reconciliation, drawing lessons from Chile’s decades-long transitional justice journey. Over 60 participants joined the first webinar organized by the Forum of Transitional Justice Ambassadors, represented by the SAM Organization for Rights and Liberties and the Abductees’ Mothers Association, under the SPARK Project supported […]
Incident: Forced recruitment, torture, and killing of a child in a Houthi summer camp, followed by falsification of death and propaganda portrayal as a martyr. Date: February 2025 Location: ‘Ayal Afir village, Nihm District, Sana’a Governorate Type of Violation: Forced recruitment, torture, and killing of a minor – posthumous manipulation Introduction: In the remote village […]
Incident: Arbitrary Detention of a Child & Deliberate Disinformation Date: May 31, 2025 Location: ‘Ayal Afir village, Nihm District, Sana’a Governorate Type of Violation: Mocha District, Taiz Governorate, Yemen Introduction: In a horrific incident that underscores the harsh realities of the conflict in Yemen, a new report by Rasd Coalition found that the detention of […]
As the world observes the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the Justice4Yemen Pact Coalition draws attention to the continuing and alarming violations against journalists in Yemen — a country that has become one of the most dangerous places in the world for media professionals. Over ten years of conflict have turned […]
Aden – October 15, 2025 The Yemeni Coalition for Monitoring Human Rights Violations (YCMHRV) held its second coordination meeting with key government institutions in Aden to enhance joint efforts aimed at protecting and promoting the rights of children affected by the conflict in Yemen. The meeting was organized in partnership with the DT Institute as […]
| Ten years ago, in May 2015, a fuel truck loaded with gasoline changed its route to avoid intense clashes raging around and within the Yemeni city of Taiz. At the time, the city was already under siege imposed by Houthi armed forces, designated as a terrorist group. Yemen’s economy was collapsing, living conditions were […]
1. Overview of the SPARK Program In July 2025, the SPARK team, composed of DT Institute and its local partners, the Abductees’ Mothers Association (AMA) and SAM for Rights and Liberties (“SAM”), launched the first restorative justice (RJ) pilot initiatives in Taiz. These initiatives aim to foster reconciliation and resolve community-level public disputes that have […]
“A dream come true… an independent platform aimed at paving the way toward peace grounded in justice.” With these words, Amat Al-Salam Al-Hajj, Chairperson of SPARK partner, Abductees’ Mothers Association (AMA) and recipient of the International Women of Courage Award, described the establishment of the Transitional Justice Ambassadors Forum (TJAF) — a critical, survivor-led initiative dedicated to […]
