The secretary general of the Yemeni National center for human rights and democratic development NCHRDD Areej Mahdi  said that the Houthi militia  are committing war crimes in Yemen by arresting journalists, political and human rights activists and hiding them in secret prisons as well as blowing up their homes and displacing their families. The Yemeni people in the north of Yemen live under terrorism of Houthis who is the other face of Al-Qaeda and ISIS, Areej added.

The armed Houthi militia in Yemen represents a real threat to the security and stability of the region, and it directly targets everyone by firing ballistic missiles indiscriminately at Saudi Arabia and the UAE, they are real terrorists, Dr. Taher Bu Mudara, a United Nations expert and former director of the UN human rights mission in Iraq noted to YOL.

The UN Security Council resolution issued today to extend arms embargo on Yemen to all Houthis is a good step but not enough, they are still continuing to commit violations and looting UN aid for the benefit of their armed militias, People in North Yemen are starving, Abdulsalam Saad a Yemeni human rights activist said.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has extended an arms embargo to all Houthi rebels, as the Yemeni group faces increased international pressure after a string of recent attacks on Gulf countries.

Monday’s resolution, proposed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and adopted with 11 votes in favour and four abstentions, extends an embargo that until now targeted some Houthi leaders to the entire rebel group.