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, 1999YemenDEATH PENALTY
In June, a man sentenced to death for a double homicide...
In June, a man sentenced to death for a double homicide was publicly shot and then crucified in a square in the town of Taiz, in the north of the country, the newspaper Al Thawra reported, specifying that the body was bound to a cross and placed where the
- MAY 18, 1999YemenDEATH PENALTY
On May 18, Yahya Ali al-Hakim, his sons Amer and Qassem...
On May 18, Yahya Ali al-Hakim, his sons Amer and Qassem and their cousins Ismail and Yayha al-Hakim were publicly executed
- JANUARY 1, 1999YemenDEATH PENALTY
Capital crime is premeditated murder
Capital crime is premeditated murder
- JANUARY 1, 1999YemenDEATH PENALTY
On August 3, 1998, a Presidential Decree by Law No...
On August 3, 1998, a Presidential Decree by Law No 24 was issued, stipulating that those who will lead a gang for kidnapping or bandit, stealing or looting public or private properties by force will face death penalty
- JULY 22, 1998YemenDEATH PENALTY
Yemen signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed...
Yemen signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed to the President of the Economic and Social Council, in which the retentionist countries dissociated from the Commission on Human Rights resolution 1999/61 on the question of the death penalty