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
NOVEMBER 16, 2020YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: REBEL-RUN COURT SENTENCES 21 TO DEATH FOR SPYING FOR SAUDI-LED COALITION
A court controlled by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on 14 November 2020 sentenced 21 men to death for allegedly spying for the Saudi-led coalition which backs the Yemeni government, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.
- OCTOBER 13, 2020YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: HOUTHI-CONTROLLED COURTS ISSUED 200 DEATH SENTENCES SINCE 2017
SAM Organization for Rights and Liberties said on the occasion of the International Day against the Death Penalty, falls on October 10 of each year, that the courts under the control of the Houthis militia issued more than 200 death sentences against poli
OCTOBER 6, 2020YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: HOUTHI COURT SENTENCES TRUMP, KING SALMAN AND SAUDI CROWN PRINCE TO DEATH
A Houthi court in Yemen on 1st October 2020 sentenced 10 people to death, including US President Donald Trump, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and his son Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Arabi21 reported.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2020YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HIS 2 BROTHERS
The court of Sanaa province ruled on 15 September 2020 to execute the accused of killing two of his brothers, Mohammed al-Kuhali.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2020YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES 5 HOUTHI OPERATIVES
A Yemeni court in the central province of Marib on 6 September 2020 sentenced five Houthis to death for undermining security in government-controlled areas.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: TWO AL-QAEDA MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Specialized Criminal Court in Sanaa upheld on 19 August 2020 the death penalty against two Al-Qaeda members.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: INDIAN NURSE NIMISHA PRIYA’S APPEAL AGAINST DEATH PENALTY ACCEPTED BY COURT
In a temporary relief to the family members of Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse who has been sentenced to death in Yemen, the apex court in the country on August 29, 2020 accepted her appeal against the death penalty imposed against for murdering a Yemeni m
AUGUST 31, 2020YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: HOUTHI-RUN COURT SENTENCES 16 TO DEATH FOR 'SPYING FOR SAUDI'
A court controlled by Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah has sentenced 16 men to death for allegedly "spying for Saudi Arabia", Yemen Press agency reported on 25 August 2020.
JUNE 17, 2020YemenDEATH PENALTYUN: GUTERRES CALLS ON HOUTHIS TO DROP DEATH SENTENCES AGAINST JOURNALISTS
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on 16 June 2020 expressed his concern about the death sentences issued against journalists by a Houthi court in Sanaa.
- MAY 26, 2020YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: INTERNATIONAL OUTCRY OVER YEMENI JOURNALISTS FACING DEATH PENALTY
More than 150 human rights and press freedom groups have appealed to the United Nations to help overturn the death penalty to four journalists in Yemen, Aljazeera reported on 18 May 2020.
- APRIL 16, 2020YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: HOUTHIS UNDER PRESSURE TO RELEASE JOURNALISTS
The Houthis are coming under increasing pressure to reverse their decision to execute four Yemeni journalists, who were sentenced to death in court on 11 April 2020 on spying charges.
- APRIL 14, 2020YemenDEATH PENALTY
CPJ CALLS ON HOUTHIS TO REVERSE DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST YEMENI JOURNALISTS, RELEASE THEM FROM CUSTODY
The Committee to Protect Journalists on 11 April 2020 expressed alarm at a decision by the Ansar Allah group, known as the Houthis, to sentence Abdulkhaleq Amran, Akram al-Waleedi, Hareth Hameed, and Tawfiq al-Mansouri to death, and urged the Houthis to r