UN condemns Houthi seizure of office in Yemen’s Sanaa
Al Jazeera
The Yemeni group seizes UN Human Rights Office in the capital Sanaa as it extends a crackdown on foreign organisations.
The United Nations has condemned the seizure by the Houthis of its Human Rights Office in the Yemeni capital Sanaa.
Storming the office earlier this month, the Houthis seized documents, furniture and vehicles, a senior UN official reported on Tuesday. The event was the latest crackdown by the Iran-aligned group on the UN, aid agencies and foreign embassies, amid its campaign over Israel’s war in Gaza, which includes the targeting of ships in the Red Sea.
The seizure of the office took place on August 3. Local UN employees were forced to hand over their belongings and documents, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said in a statement.
“Ansar Allah forces must leave the premises and return all assets and belongings immediately,” Turk demanded, using the official name of the Houthis.
