Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi attacks women and detracts from their rights
English - Wednesday 20 October 2021 الساعة 03:10 pm
Sana'a, NewsYemen:
Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, the leader of the Houthi militia - the Iranian arm in Yemen - has again attacked women and their rights, coinciding with the escalation of his group's attacks against women in Sanaa and other neighboring provinces.
In a speech on the occasion of the Prophet’s birthday, on Monday, October 18, al-Houthi accused what he described as “the forces of tyranny and ignorance” of seeking to differentiate human society by “transforming women into an entity separate from the family,” in reference to some laws that It guarantees the right of women's participation in public life.
Al-Houthi claimed, "The forces of tyranny and ignorance caused problems to human society, by deviating from the divine message in the affairs of his life, and replacing it with dark and corrupt alternatives," as he put it.
In what is considered intimidating societies and threatening to place moral charges on his opponents, Al-Houthi claimed that these forces (the tyrant and the pre-Islamic era) spread "corruption, immorality and vices, and undermined morals, chastity, purity and honor" among the community.
Since September 2014, hundreds of women in Sana'a and the neighboring governorates have been subjected to an endless series of brutal attacks and crimes against this most vulnerable group.
On its international day, which coincided with the 8th of last March, Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi attacked the trends of representing women and youth in political dialogues and their involvement in the political process and decision-making in higher authorities, contrary to the texts of the outcomes of the National Dialogue Conference, which included 565 members, in which women participated in a rate of more than 28%. .
Al-Houthi launched a sarcastic campaign against the trends of involving Yemeni women in political, economic, social and cultural life, and steps to enhance their access to decision-making centers, considering such trends as "American endeavors for social separation, the dismantling of society and the dismantling of families," according to his claim.
The human rights organization (SAM) revealed earlier, that the Houthi militia formed a security apparatus for women whose job it is to participate in breaking into homes, arresting and luring women, and collecting field information about opponents.
And at the beginning of this year, the Mufti of the Houthi group, Shams al-Din bin Sharaf al-Din, considered that "women's work in public places contains sedition and excitement," he said.
