GENEVA (20 May 2024) – UN experts* today called for the urgent release of five Bahá’ís who remain in detention one year after their abduction by de facto authorities in Yemen. They issued the following statement: “25 May 2024 marks the one-year anniversary of the raid and abduction of 17 Bahá’ís by the Houthi militia in Sana'a. Twelve individuals have since been released under very strict conditions, but five remain detained in difficult circumstances. We urge the de facto authorities to release these five individuals immediately and refrain from any…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 20 May 2024. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
