Houthi forces raid & shut down office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in capital Sanaa

In Yemen, the Houthi forces raided and shut down the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in the capital Sanaa. The militant group confiscated various assets, vehicles, and documents during the raid, including the main hard disk containing crucial electronic information. After the raid, the Houthi gunmen expelled the employees and completely shut down the OHCHR office.

Yemen’s Ministry of Legal Affairs and



Human Rights has confirmed the incident. It said, the raid in the UN office is part of a broader pattern of Houthi hostility towards international entities operating in Yemen’s northern region. In 2014, the Houthi group gained control over Sanaa and most of the northern provinces of Yemen and engaged in military conflict with the Yemeni government forces demanding lower fuel prices and a new government.