Dozens of Women Protest in Aden Searching for Their Kidnapped Relatives in UAE Prisons

Dozens of women in the occupied city of Aden organized an angry protest on Monday; To demand the disclosure of the fate of their abducted relatives in the secret prisons and detention centers of the Emirati occupation, which are supervised by the transitional militia.

In the vigil, the “Mothers of Abductees Association” in occupied Aden called on the Emirati occupation militia to reveal the fate of 61 disappeared persons, and to release 37 others, who suffer from the worst human conditions in the notorious secret prisons of the UAE.

The Association added, in a statement, that the Transitional Council militia has been delaying the trial of their kidnapped and forcibly hidden children for years in the secret prisons of the Emirati occupation, as they were arrested without charge.

They called for the prosecution of the perpetrators of these violations, indicating that those crimes committed by the occupation and its tools cannot be waived and will not be subject to statute of limitations.

The mothers of the abducted and forcibly detained in Aden appealed to the international community, human rights organizations and all concerned parties, to put pressure on the Emirati occupation militia to release their children unconditionally.

The Issue of detainees and those forcibly disappeared in US-Saudi aggression prisons, especially in Aden, Mukalla and other areas, is among the complex issues, at a time when detainees are subjected to the worst forms of torture and illegal methods that amounted to rape, according to observers

Saudi Arabia, backed by the US and its other regional allies, launched a devastating war on Yemen in March 2015. The seven years and half of war has killed hundreds of thousands of people and destroyed much of the country’s infrastructure. Yemeni people are facing malnutrition, hunger, and famine, which have increased risks of disease and starvation.

Occupied southern governorates are witnessing a tragic situation, high crime levels, currency deterioration, and rising prices. They have witnessed protests and sit-ins during the last period, due to the worsening humanitarian and economic conditions.

During the past years, international reports revealed the existence of numerous informal detention facilities and secret prisons set up by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in occupied southern governorates.