Torture, execution and dragging an urgent appeal to stop the Houthi crimes in Hodeidah

The government of Yemen has made an urgent plea to the UN and other international groups and missions that work in Yemen to end the crimes of mass executions and the massive campaign of revenge by the Houthi coup militia against civilians in different parts of the Hodeidah Governorate in the west of the country.

They said in a statement Wednesday night that the Houthi militia “continues to carry out massive reprisals against the people in the areas of Al-Tahita, Al-Jah, Al-Nakhilah, Al-Taif, Al-Tur, and Al-Majalis in Al-Hodeidah Governorate.”

He said that the punishments included dragging, killing, and cutting up the bodies of prisoners, as well as executions, torture, and violence against the people, including forcing civilians to leave their homes and attacking them and civilian property.

Among other things, he said that the Houthi group attacked without reason, killing civilians and damaging or destroying civilian property.

The statement warned of the seriousness and impact of the crimes and violations carried out by the Houthi terrorist militia in Hodeidah and asked the world to label the Houthi criminal militia as a “terrorist group” and put its leaders on a list of people who should be sanctioned by the world.

The Ministry of Human Rights said it had recorded “the mistreatment of captured fighters and the torture of citizens who were not directly involved in hostilities.” This shows how violent the Houthis militias and their Iranian-backed elements are. He said that thousands of people had to leave their homes and run away because they were afraid of what the Houthis would do.

The Houthi militia recently went on a campaign in Hodeidah to arrest and kill people in the places it controlled.

The website of the Yemeni “West Coast” says that the Houthi militia has been guilty of “war crimes” and “crimes against humanity” against people in Hodeidah Governorate for the past four days.

According to the website, the Houthi militia arrested more than 200 civilians, most of whom were young, and killed four civilians by massacre in villages and towns in the districts of Al-Hali, Al-Durayhimi, Al-Tahita, and Al-Saleh. They then threw their heads on public roads to scare people and make them run away, which is similar to what the terrorist group ISIS does.

Local sources say that Houthi fighters broke into several homes and arrested dozens of opponents as part of a campaign. At the same time, hundreds of families were forced to leave areas that the militias controlled.

The sources also said that the Houthis have set up checkpoints and that dozens of families have been forced to leave their homes after their children were arrested and killed. They also said that they saw a lot of vehicles carrying displaced families on their way to Mocha. Meanwhile, human rights groups say that since last Friday, militias have forced more than 500 families to leave their homes south of Hodeidah.

Jamal al-Mashri’i, who is the deputy of the “Executive Unit for displaced persons” in Hodeidah, confirmed that the Houthi militia had done bad things like killing people, arresting people, stealing property, and sending fighting forces into residential areas to scare citizens.