Press release for public opinion
The classification of the (Houthis) by the UN Security Council as a terrorist organization is a positive step that must be adopted by all countries of the world, especially in support of human rights
On Monday, February 28, 2022, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution renewing the sanctions regime on Yemen, designating (the Houthis) a “terrorist group” for the first time, including them in the sanctions list (Yemen), and imposing an arms embargo on them.
And the international resolution expands the arms embargo imposed by the (United Nations) on many (Houthis) leaders to include the entire movement.
The resolution also condemned the cross-border attacks launched by the terrorist Houthi militia against civilians and civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and called on the militias to immediately stop hostilities.
The International Observatory for Documentation of Human Rights Violations welcomed the courageous decision taken by the UN Security Council to classify the criminal group in the country (Yemen) known as (Houthis) as a terrorist organization.
(The Observatory) considers this classification a positive step in the right direction that came to support the victims of human rights violations caused by that terrorist group over the years from all the long-explained criminal acts that targeted rocks, trees and humans in the state of (Yemen), and even extended to target the security and safety of citizens. And the vital installation and religious sites in (the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) and (the United Arab Emirates) (neighboring countries) with Iranian-sourced missiles and drones, in addition to threatening international navigation and trade in the “Red Sea”.
(The Observatory) calls on the international community with all its bodies and institutions, and the governments of the countries of the world, especially those obligated to protect human rights, to adopt the classification of the (Houthis) groups in (Yemen) and (Hezbollah) in (Lebanon) as transnational criminal terrorist organizations, and that to track Iranian terrorism across the world and combat it wherever it is found.
(The Observatory) stresses that the regime that sponsors terrorism in (Iran) must be put to an end in accordance with international law to stop the financing of terrorism, which has become targeting all nations, and that the missiles and crimes of (Houthis) and (Hezbollah) terrorist networks in the countries of Europe and Latin America that are arrested are the best evidence of (Iran’s) subversive policy that threatens international peace and security.
The main points included in the Security Council resolution were:
Classify (the Houthis) as a “terrorist group” for the first time, condemn their cross-border terrorist attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in (Saudi Arabia) and (United Arab Emirates), and demand an immediate halt to such attacks.
Inclusion (the Houthis), as an entity, on the list of Yemen sanctions under the arms embargo. The reasons for the classification include a wide range of violations committed by the Houthis against the Yemeni population and the international community, including:
- Attacks on civilians, use of sexual violence, recruitment and exploitation of children, use of landmines, and obstruction of humanitarian access.
- Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
- The repeated cross-border terrorist attacks targeting civilians and infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
International Observatory for Documentation of Human Rights Violations /Media Section
Argentina – Buenos Aires
19/01/2022
(International Observatory for Documentation of Human Rights Violations), is an independent Argentine international center that operates as a non-governmental organization registered in accordance with the laws of the State of Argentina, with the aim of defending human rights and documenting violations around the world. of the United Nations, a founding member of the International Organization for Human Rights and International Law, and registered in the database of the Fundamental Human Rights Agency of the European Union, and headquartered in Argentina. The members of the Observatory cover their activities in 64 countries. We are a group of people who are interested and believe in the protection of human rights, in all countries of the world, especially in countries where defenders are subjected to the most severe direct targeting campaigns.
