Yemen
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- in transition
- CONSTITUTION
- May 16, 1991, amended on September 29, 1994, and in February 2001
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on Islamic law, Turkish, English, and local tribal customs
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, consisting of the Shura Council and House of Representatives
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court
RELIGIONS
Muslim majority, Jewish, Christian, and Hindu minorities
From the country
JANUARY 12, 2011YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: ORDERS TO STOP DEATH SENTENCE OF MINOR
the first lawyer in the Office of the General Attorney in Yemen ordered
- JANUARY 8, 2011YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: MAN ON DEATH ROW MAKES CLEMENCY APPEAL TO SALEH
a Yemeni man facing execution next week for a murder committed in 1999 while he was 13 years old urged President Ali Abdullah Saleh to commute his death sentence.
JANUARY 2, 2011YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN HANDS DOWN DEATH SENTENCE TO SOMALI DRUG DEALER
the Primary Specialized Penal Court in Yemen's Hadramout province
- JANUARY 1, 2011YemenDEATH PENALTY
Yemen applies the death penalty for a wide range of offences including rape...
Yemen applies the death penalty for a wide range of offences including rape...
- DECEMBER 21, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI AUTHORITIES CALLED UPON TO COMMUTE JUVENILE OFFENDER'S DEATH SENTENCE
Amnesty International called upon the Yemeni authorities to halt the imminent execution of a young man for a crime he is alleged to have committed at the age of 15.
- DECEMBER 11, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: MASTERMIND IN ADEN BLAST GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE
the Aden Specialized Criminal Court in Yemen sentenced Faris Abdullah Saleh to death
OCTOBER 18, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: AL-QAEDA SUSPECT SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER ATTACKS
An al-Qaeda operative was sentenced to death by a state security court in Sana'a for his
- JULY 24, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS DEATH PENALTY
Judge Murshid Jumaiee of Yemen's Supreme Court confirmed the death penalty of
JULY 11, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: APPEAL COURT CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCES FOR AL-QAIDA MEMBERS OVER ATTACKS
a Yemeni security appeal court upheld death sentences against gang members Rawi Ahmed
JULY 7, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: AL-QAEDA DUO GET DEATH SENTENCE
Presiding judge Muhssein Alwan of the Yemeni state security court sentenced
- JULY 5, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: MAN EXECUTED FOR RAPE, MURDER OF GIRL, 4
A Yemeni man was executed by firing squad in prison after being convicted of raping
- JUNE 30, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTY
in Yemen, the Court of South West Secretariat sentenced Yusuf Nasser...
in Yemen, the Court of South West Secretariat sentenced Yusuf Nasser ...