Lawyer for Guantanamo detainee seeks to question Yemen president
February 2, 2012
Lawyers for a suspect in the USS Cole bombing being held at Guantanamo Bay filed a motion Tuesday with the military commission overseeing detainee cases seeking to subpoena the president of Yemen for questioning. Lawyers for alleged al Qaeda senior leader Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri filed the motions se....... [more] 
Yemen parliament grants immunity to outgoing president Saleh
January 22, 2012
The Yemeni parliament on Saturday approved a bill granting immunity to President Ali Abdullah Saleh in exchange for him stepping down. In the same bill, parliament recommended current Vice President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi become the new president. The bill would protect Saleh against prosecution for....... [more]
Yemen amends immunity law for Saleh's associates
January 20, 2012
Yemeni officials on Thursday amended a law that would have given complete immunity to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and all of his associates, limiting it to politically motivated crimes for Saleh's aides. The original draft of the law, which gave full immunity to Saleh and all civil, military and se....... [more]
Yemen cabinet approves immunity for Saleh
January 10, 2012
Yemen's newly appointed Council of Ministers on Sunday approved a draft law that would grant President Ali Abdullah Saleh immunity from any charges against him for alleged human rights violations from his time in office. The law also grants immunity to anyone who worked for Saleh's civil, military o....... [more]
UN rights chief urges Yemen to deny amnesty for human rights violations
January 7, 2012
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday urged Yemen to accept the international prohibition against granting amnesty for human rights violations. Yemen is currently considering passing legislation which would grant amnesty for a period during which human rights violations may ha....... [more]
Yemen parliament gave preliminary approval to abolish presidential term limits
January 1, 2012
On January 1, 2011, the Yemeni Parliament gave preliminary approval to adopt a constitutional amendment that would have abolished presidential term limits in the country. The Yemeni constitution originally permitted the president to sit for a maximum of two consecutive seven-year terms, but the draf....... [more]
Rights group urges new Yemen government to raise legal marriage age
December 8, 2011
Human Rights Watch called Thursday for the government of Yemen to increase the minimum age for girls to enter into marriage. In a 54-page report titled "How Come You Allow Little Girls to Get Married?" HRW claims that the current laws effectively make Yemeni girls and women second class citizens, of....... [more]
UN rights chief condemns Yemen violence, urges investigation
December 6, 2011
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday urged all sides in Yemen to cease ongoing deadly attacks and live up to previous commitments to investigate the serious human rights violations of its former government, calling for an immediate and impartial investigation. Ravina Shamdasa....... [more]
Nobel peace laureate urges ICC investigation into former Yemen regime
November 29, 2011
Nobel peace laureate Tawakkul Karman on Monday uged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to conduct an investigation into the violent crackdown on dissent and alleged human rights violations by the country's former president, Ali Abdullah Sakeh. Although Karman presented ICC prosecutor Luis Moren....... [more]
Yemen charged Anwar al-Awlaqi with terrorism-related activities
November 2, 2011
On November 2, 2010, Yemeni prosecutors charged radical Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi with incitement to kill foreigners over his vocal support of terrorism. Awlaqi, a US citizen, was a suspected member of al Qaeda and has been linked to Fort Hood shooting suspect Major Nidal Hasan and the 2009 Chri....... [more]
US forces kill senior al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaqi
September 30, 2011
A CIA drone strike in Yemen on Friday killed senior al Qaeda leader, US citizen Anwar al-Awlaqi. The strike marks the US government's most successful attack against al Qaeda since the raid leading to the death of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan last May. The US-born radical Muslim cleric reportedly use....... [more]
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