Al-Balagh [Archives:2007/1052/Press Review]
Tuesday, May 15
Main Headlines
– Increased influence of Muslim Brothers in endowment authorities arouses fears among ruling party leaders
– Yemen asks Interpol to hunt tens of suspects accused of involvement in Sa'ada rebellion
– Authorities seize arm pieces and explosives belonging to Al-Qaeda elements in Sana'a
– A ruling party leader resigns his local council post in protest against disability and ineffectiveness of local councils to resolve issues of the poor
– Industry and Trade Minister to Aljazeera: Joint Meeting parties ignore what happens in Sa'ada, armed forces and loyal tribesmen fiercely battle the rebels
– Prospective collapse of huge forts threatens 4 thousand people in Al-Dhale'e
– Civil community organizations describe U.S. State Department's report on human rights situation in Yemen as bias, lacks objectivity
Many NGOs' and right groups' representatives, who participated in a discussion of a report assessing human rights in Yemen for the year 2006, which was prepared by the U.S Department of State, said the report lacks neutrality and objectivity. They criticized the U.S. Department of State and Embassy to Yemen for writhing the report in a 'soft language', implying it was in line with the polices and wills of the Yemeni regime. They noted the report has ignored several important issues and human right violations. “It was similar to previous human rights reports in Yemen, prepared by the U.S. Department of State in the past few years,” they commented. The event was organized by the U.S. Embassy in Sana'a in cooperation with the Yemeni Ministry of Human Rights.
At the discussion, lawyer Jamal Al-Ja'abi clarified that the report has not contained credible information concerning the State-Security Specialized Penal Court, which never provides any guarantees for plaintiffs but deprives them of their basic rights. He said data included in the report are different from what happens in real-life situation.
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