AMHRI Participates in Three UN Meetings in New York, Submitting Statements on Yemen
New York — 9 October 2026
The Association Ma’onah for Human Rights and Immigration (AMHRI) participated in three United Nations meetings in New York: the Youth Forum of the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee, and the Sixth Committee’s discussions on the rule of law and crimes against humanity. AMHRI submitted written statements addressing the links between escalating conflict and regional tensions in Yemen, the protection of rights, the restoration of institutions and the advancement of justice.
At the UN Youth Forum, AMHRI’s statement highlighted the impact of conflict and displacement on young Yemenis, including barriers to education, employment and public participation, as well as the risks of recruitment and exploitation. It called for their meaningful participation in peacebuilding, decision-making and reconstruction, and for support for youth-led initiatives that contribute to recovery and community protection.
In its statement to the Sixth Committee’s meeting on the rule of law, AMHRI reaffirmed its unwavering support for the legitimacy, unity and sovereignty of the Yemeni State, and its rejection of the Houthi coup and its consequences for the constitutional order and citizens’ rights. At the same time, it rejected any external intervention seeking to impose a new national leadership on the Yemeni people from outside the country, without a clear constitutional process and the freely expressed will of Yemenis. It emphasized the importance of supporting judicial independence, ensuring that all authorities and armed forces are subject to the law, and protecting civilians.
In its statement to the Sixth Committee’s discussions on crimes against humanity, AMHRI called for an independent and comprehensive UN investigation into all grave violations and acts that may constitute war crimes or crimes against humanity committed by all parties to the conflict, without exception. It urged the preservation of evidence, the protection of victims and witnesses, and the determination of the responsibilities of all parties and their supporters on the basis of evidence and applicable law. AMHRI stressed that strengthening the international framework to combat these crimes must be accompanied by practical mechanisms that uphold victims’ rights to truth, justice and reparation.
AMHRI renewed its call for the United Nations to establish an independent and comprehensive investigative mechanism for Yemen. It expressed disappointment that the Human Rights Council, at its sixty-third session, had not met its call to close the investigation and accountability gap, emphasizing that technical assistance and capacity-building cannot substitute for an independent investigation.
AMHRI affirmed that its participation in the three UN meetings forms part of its human rights advocacy to convey Yemenis’ demands to international delegations and the wider international community from a civil society perspective. This advocacy seeks to link sustainable peace with civilian protection, the participation of young people and women, and the rule of law, while ensuring that political settlements do not become a shield for impunity.
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