OHCHR / YEMEN STAFF DETENTION

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“We urge the de facto authorities in Sanaa to immediately and unconditionally release our staff and other individuals detained in relation to their affiliation with the UN, international NGOs or other actors supporting humanitarian activities" in Yemen, a UN Human Rights spokesperson said. OHCHR
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STORY: OHCHR / YEMEN STAFF DETENTION
TRT: 01:11
SOURCE: OHCHR
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS

DATELINE: 11 JUNE 2024 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

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1. Exteriors shots: Palais Wilson UN Human Rights HQ Geneva
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Ravina Shamdasani, Spokesperson United Nations Human Rights (OHCHR):
“We urge the de facto authorities in Sanaa to immediately and unconditionally release our staff and other individuals detained in relation to their affiliation with the UN, international NGOs or other actors supporting humanitarian activities.
We categorically reject the outrageous allegations against our staff, and are deeply worried about the conditions in which they are being held.
It is crucial that the de facto authorities ensure that those detained are treated with full respect for their human rights and dignity, and that the UN is able to access their our colleagues as soon as possible.
The UN Human Rights Office has been working in Yemen since 2012, for the promotion and protection of the rights of all the people of Yemen, including through engagement with the de facto authorities.
Any further targeting of human rights and humanitarian workers in Yemen must cease immediately.”
3. Exteriors shots, Palais Wilson UN Human Rights HQ Geneva

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UN Human Rights spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani today (11 June) made the comments below following the detention of six UN Human Rights Office staff – among 13 UN personnel detained in Yemen.

These latest detentions come in addition to two other UN Human Rights staff who were already detained, one of whom has been detained since August 2023, and the other since November 2021. Both of them have been held incommunicado, without any due process. UNESCO also had two personnel detained prior to the latest detentions.

Two of the UN personnel detained last week, and at least one from a civil society organization are women.

“We urge the de facto authorities in Sanaa to immediately and unconditionally release our staff and other individuals detained in relation to their affiliation with the UN, international NGOs or other actors supporting humanitarian activities.

We categorically reject the outrageous allegations against our staff, and are deeply worried about the conditions in which they are being held.

It is crucial that the de facto authorities ensure that those detained are treated with full respect for their human rights and dignity, and that the UN is able to access our colleagues as soon as possible.

The UN Human Rights Office has been working in Yemen since 2012, for the promotion and protection of the rights of all the people of Yemen, including through engagement with the de facto authorities.

Any further targeting of human rights and humanitarian workers in Yemen must cease immediately,” Shamdasani said.

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