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
DECEMBER 22, 2022YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: HOUTHI-CONTROLLED COURT SENTENCES 16 YEMENIS TO DEATH, 13 OTHERS TO PRISON
Houthi-run Specialised Criminal Court of First Instance in Yemen’s capital of Sana’a on 7 December 2022 convicted 16 Yemenis, seven of whom were already detained, on charges of communicating with and assisting the “Saudi-Emirati aggression countries”.
- MARCH 8, 2022YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY OF KERALA NURSE
An Appeals Court in Yemen on 7 March 2022 upheld death penalty for Keralite nurse Nimisha Priya (33) who is charged with murder of a Yemen youth back in 2017, a killing she maintains was accidental and at end of mental torture and business fraud on part o
FEBRUARY 24, 2022YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: THREE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HOUTHI TRIBUNAL
The Specialized Criminal Court in Sanaa, which is controlled by the Houthis, on 22 February 2022 sentenced to death three people, including a school principal, on charges of colluding with the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen and the Yemeni govern
NOVEMBER 22, 2021YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: RAY OF HOPE FOR KERALITE NIMISHA PRIYA DEATH ROW
An Appeal Court in Yemen has allowed Keralite Nimisha Priya to employ a translator during the trial proceedings over the case pertaining to the murder of a Yemeni national, Manorama News reported on 22 November 2021.
- OCTOBER 12, 2021YemenDEATH PENALTY
EU CALLS ON HOUTHIS' TO REVOKE DEATH SENTENCES AGAINST JOURNALISTS
The European Union on 10 October 2021 called for death sentences issued against Yemeni journalists and activists to be revoked.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2021YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: HOUTHIS EXECUTE NINE MEN FOR INVOLVEMENT IN SAMAD DEATH
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on 18 September 2021 that authorities had executed nine men who were convicted of involvement in the 2018 killing of Saleh al-Samad, then the armed group's top civilian leader.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: EXECUTION OF THE KILLERS OF YOUNG MAN AL-AGHBARI AMID STRICT SECURITY MEASURES
A court under the control of the Houthi militia in Sanaa on 6 September 2021 executed four convicts for the murder of Abdullah Al-Aghbari, 19.
- JULY 15, 2021YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: HOUTHI COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH BY CRUCIFIXION, ORDERS HIS BODY TO BE PUT ON DISPLAY FOR 2 DAYS
The Sana’a Criminal Court, affiliated to Al Houthi militia, sentenced a Yemeni man to death by crucifixion and has ordered that his body be put on public display for assassinating the Al Houthi representative to the National Dialogue conference in 2014.
- JULY 12, 2021YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: HOUTHI COURT SENTENCES FIVE TO DEATH FOR SPYING FOR UK
A Houthi court sentenced five people to death on 6 July 2021 after finding them guilty of spying for the United Kingdom.
- JUNE 23, 2021YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: HOUTHIS SENTENCE TWO ACTIVISTS TO DEATH
A Houthi-run court on 15 June 2021 ordered that Zafaran Zaid, a Yemeni human rights activist and lawyer, and her husband and fellow activist Fuad Al-Mansouri be executed by firing squad.
JUNE 21, 2021YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: HOUTHI MILITANTS PUBLICLY EXECUTE 3 FOR RAPE AND MURDER
Hundreds of people gathered in Yemen's rebel-held capital on 16 June 2021 to watch the execution of three men -- two convicted of child rape and murder, and one of killing his daughters.
- FEBRUARY 11, 2021YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: HOUTHI-RUN COURT SENTENCES LAWMAKERS TO DEATH
A court in Yemen’s capital run by the Houthi rebel group on 9 February 2021 handed down death sentences in absentia to 11 parliamentarians over their support for the Yemeni government.