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
- JANUARY 1, 2013YemenDEATH PENALTY
Yemen's legal system is based on both Sharia principles and customary law.
Yemen's legal system is based on both Sharia principles and customary law.
- DECEMBER 12, 2012YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: DOZENS OF CHILDREN ON DEATH ROW
A girl named as Hind Al-Barti was executed on the 3rd of December this year, UN
- NOVEMBER 20, 2012YemenDEATH PENALTY
a Yemeni court passed death sentences on two men
a Yemeni court passed death sentences on two men
OCTOBER 23, 2012YemenDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PUNTLAND SENTENCES YEMENI NATIONAL TO DEATH
Ahmed Abdi Botan, head of the Puntland military court, sentenced a Yemeni man to
OCTOBER 19, 2012YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING MALE RELATIVE WHO TRIED TO RAPE HER
Yemeni woman has been sentenced to death in Yemen for having opened fire and killed
- OCTOBER 9, 2012YemenDEATH PENALTY
Al-Qaeda militants beheaded three Yemeni men in the city of Maarib after accusing them of spying
Al-Qaeda militants beheaded three Yemeni men in the city of Maarib after accusing them of spying
- OCTOBER 2, 2012YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN UPHOLDS SENTENCES AGAINST QAEDA FIGHTERS
A Yemeni appeals court upheld the death sentence against two Al-Qaeda members accused
- JUNE 19, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: BANI YAS COP-SHOOTING GUNMEN GET DEATH SENTENCE
An Abu Dhabi court sentenced to death two drug dealers who shot and wounded undercover
- MAY 15, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Yemeni national,
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Yemeni national,
- APRIL 11, 2012YemenDEATH PENALTY
militant group Ansar al-Sharia beheaded a woman for not being a good Muslim in the
militant group Ansar al-Sharia beheaded a woman for not being a good Muslim in the
- FEBRUARY 12, 2012YemenDEATH PENALTY
two Yemenis were beheaded at dawn by Islamist militants in southern Yemen for charges
two Yemenis were beheaded at dawn by Islamist militants in southern Yemen for charges
JANUARY 31, 2012YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: EXECUTION OF TWO OPPOSITIONISTS
two Yemeni oppositionists, Khalid Nahshal and Abdu Nahshal, were executed in a political