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 1, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
Abdallah Hadi Al-Maliki and Abdallah Hazam Dagheish were executed in Yeme for murder
Abdallah Hadi Al-Maliki and Abdallah Hazam Dagheish were executed in Yeme for murder
- MAY 29, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. ZAIDI MEMBER SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Yemeni court sentenced to death Hussein Mohammad al-Dailami, a member of a rebel Shiite Zaidi movement, after he was convicted of forging illicit contacts with Iran. Dailami, 40, was sentenced to death for "making contacts with a foreign country, namely
- MAY 23, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. AMINA’S DEATH SENTENCE REVOKED
the Yemeni embassy in Rome announced that “by order of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, the death sentence on Amina Ali Abulatif al Tuhaif has been revoked and a new trial granted in which she will have the opportunity to prove her innocence as established b
- MAY 17, 2005ItalyDEATH 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
- MAY 15, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
Ahmed Abdulraqib al-Saqaf has been executed in Yemen for murder.
Ahmed Abdulraqib al-Saqaf has been executed in Yemen for murder.
- MAY 11, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
Saleh Ali Said Banser al-Malqeb was executed in Yemen for murder.
Saleh Ali Said Banser al-Malqeb was executed in Yemen for murder.
- MAY 10, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. HOC APPEALS PRESIDENT ALI ABDULLAH SALEH NOT TO EXECUTE AMINA
Hands off Cain, the international association which has been promoting an international campaign for a global moratorium on capital executions, appealed President of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh to spare the Amina’s life. Amina al-Abduladif, a 21-year-old mot
- MAY 4, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. CONDEMNED MOTHER'S LIFE SPARED
the life of Amina al-Abduladif, a 21-year-old mother, was spared shortly before she was due to face a firing squad as appeals by British ministers and others prompted the Yemeni President to suspend the execution.
- MAY 2, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
Abdullah Hussein al-Badi was reportedly executed for murder.
Abdullah Hussein al-Badi was reportedly executed for murder.
- APRIL 30, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. MOTHER, 21, FACES FIRING SQUAD
European leaders are making desperate pleas to spare the life of a 21-year-old mother who is expected to face a firing squad in Yemen on May 2.
- APRIL 27, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. AMNESTY PUTS ON PRESSURE TO HALT EXECUTION OF YOUNG WOMAN
Amnesty International piled pressure on Yemen to halt the planned execution of Amina Ali Abdulatif, a young woman convicted of murdering her husband when she was 16 -- under the legal age to be sentenced to death.
- APRIL 23, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY AGAINST IMAM
a Yemeni appeals court upheld a death sentence against Ali Ahmed Jarallah, an Islamist imam convicted of murdering a senior opposition leader in 2002.