[10/09/2026 03:03]

ADEN-SABA

The Yemen Network for Rights and Freedoms has documented 36,179 violations and crimes against children across Yemen committed by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia between January 2017 and September 8, 2026.

In a report titled “Yemen’s Children: From Schools to Battlefields,” the network documented 5,495 child deaths, including 712 infants, and 3,972 injuries caused by sniper fire, indiscriminate shelling and landmines. It also recorded 317 cases of abduction and enforced disappearance, 53 cases of rape, and numerous cases of physical and psychological torture.

The report documented the deaths of 9,728 recruited children and injuries to 12,730 others, based on field investigations and hospital records. It said Houthi violations had also displaced 49,965 children.

The network warned that more than 4.5 million children had been deprived of education after schools were damaged or converted into military facilities, while more than four million had entered the labor market amid worsening economic conditions.

It said child recruitment, ideological indoctrination and the denial of education posed a grave threat to Yemen’s future, warning that continued violations could result in the loss of an entire generation.

The network called on the international community to take effective legal and diplomatic action to end Houthi violations against children and ensure respect for national and international laws.

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