Al-Mithaq [Archives:2007/1064/Press Review]

Monday, June 25
Main Headlines

– Injured head of ruling party's parliamentary block returns home after recovery from illness

– Situations in Sa' ada gradually back to normal after troops cleared areas of terrorists

– Number of oil blocks in Yemen increases up to 104 this year

– Economic and regional issues top agenda of Saleh and Sarkuzi's discussions

– Armed band arrested after attempt to break into Higher Education and Scientific Research Ministry, assassinate Scholarships Department Chief

– Rains prevent Sayoun students from going to schools for high school examinations

– Ruling party leader: Houthis have neither identity nor specific political demands

– Human Rights Minister vows to put a stop to all illegal prisons and mistreatments

The ruling party's weekly reported on its front page that Minister of Human Rights Huda Abdullatif Al-Ban declared that her ministry is working hard to eliminate any illegal jails in the country, be they private or used for hostages. “The Human Right Ministry will coordinate efforts with the security authorities in different Yemeni governorates in order to put a limit to the spread of private prisons used for jailing fugitives, escaped murderers or hostages” the newspaper quoted Al-Ban as saying.

The Human Right Minister revealed that a committee, recently formed by her ministry, will conduct organized field visits to prisons in the governorates, and any right abuses, mistreatments or violations will be immediately reported to the Council of Ministers to take the necessary procedures. She noted that the ministry is receiving inmates' complaints to review and assess them before forwarding them to the concerned authorities.
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