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
- JUNE 8, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
the High Court in Yemen confirmed the death sentence...
the High Court in Yemen confirmed the death sentence...
- MAY 22, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI EXECUTED IN SAUDI ARABIA FOR "SODOMISING MINOR"
a Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry statement said that the Shari'ah Court convicted...
- APRIL 10, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. PALESTINIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRIPLE MURDER
a Yemeni court sentenced two Palestinian brothers to death and a third to prison for
- APRIL 4, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. YEMENI EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed Majid bin Othman bin Mohammed al-Adani, a Yemeni man
- FEBRUARY 28, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
a juvenile offender, Adil Muhammad Saif al-Ma'amari...
a juvenile offender, Adil Muhammad Saif al-Ma'amari...
- FEBRUARY 21, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
MOTHER FACES DEATH PENALTY FOR DEFENDING HER HONOR
according to the decision by the Ja`ar court, a woman in Yemen faces the death penalty for murder.
- JANUARY 21, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
500 CHILDREN IN PRISONS ACROSS YEMEN, NINE FACE DEATH PENALTY
some 500 children are currently in Yemeni prisons, often alongside adult criminals, says a new report on children, released by the Rights and Freedoms Committee of the Consultative Council.
- JANUARY 1, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. PRESIDENT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MAKES APPEAL FOR AMINA
President of the Italian Senate’s Human Rights Commission, Enrico Pianetta (Forza Italia), appealed to Yemen’s President, Ali Abdallah Saleh, for immediate clemency to be granted to Amina Ali Abdulatif Al Tuhaif, sentenced to death in Yemen for having par
- JANUARY 1, 2007YemenDEATH 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...
- NOVEMBER 22, 2006YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI COURT SENTENCES ISLAMIST TO DEATH, JAILS 25
a Yemeni court sentenced an Islamist to death and jailed another 25 for up to 11 years for plotting to assassinate officials and carry out attacks in the Gulf Arab country.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2006YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
the Specialised Criminal Appeals Court, Yemen, approved the death penalty for Berkhan Akhredi Yar Hussein, a Pakistani national, who was convicted on charges of smuggling drugs into Yemen.
- OCTOBER 30, 2006YemenDEATH PENALTY
HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR JARALLAH’S MURDER
the High Court for Repeal in Yemen upheld the death sentence in the first instance on Ali Alsa’awani, murderer of Jarallah Omer, General Secretary of Yemeni Socialist Party.