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Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Yemen. Per capita, Yemen has one of the highest execution rates in the world. Per capita, Yemen has one of the highest execution rates in the world. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Capital punishment is typically carried out by shooting , [ 3 ] and executions occasionally take place in public.
Capital punishment is retained in law by 55 UN member states or observer states, with 140 having abolished it in law or in practice. The most recent legal executions performed by nations and other entities with criminal law jurisdiction over the people present within its boundaries are listed below.
Admission of Democratic Yemen: 924: 1 June 1994 Unanimous 1994 civil war in Yemen: 931: 29 June 1994 Unanimous 1994 civil war in Yemen: 2014: 21 October 2011 Unanimous The situation in Yemen 2051: 12 June 2012 Unanimous The situation in Yemen 2140: 26 February 2014 Unanimous The situation in Yemen 2201: 15 February 2015 Unanimous Situation in ...
CAIRO (Reuters) -Yemen's Houthis said they had postponed the release of around 100 prisoners belonging to government forces to Sunday after it had previously been announced to take place on Saturday.
A crowd apparently panicked by gunfire and an electrical explosion stampeded at an event to distribute financial aid during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Yemen’s capital late Wednesday ...
Yemen's Houthi Rebels have escalated their attacks since the Israel-Hamas war, vowing to attack all ships stopping at Israeli ports.
Human rights in Yemen are seen as problematic. The security forces have been responsible for torture, inhumane treatment and even extrajudicial executions. [1] In recent years there has been some improvement, with the government signing several international human rights treaties, and even appointing a woman, Dr. Wahiba Fara’a, to the role of Minister of the State of Human Rights.
President Hadi declared Aden to be Yemen's temporary capital while SanaŹ½a remained under Houthi control. [ 193 ] [ 194 ] Also, the same day as the mosque bombings, al-Qaeda militants captured the provincial capital of Lahij , Al Houta District after killing about 20 soldiers before being driven out several hours later.