On Saturday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, announced the death of an employee of his office, a Yemeni citizen, while in the custody of the Houthis, and called for "full transparency" and an urgent, independent and comprehensive investigation into his death, and the "immediate and unconditional release" of the remaining humanitarian and civilian employees of the United Nations. Turk said, in a statement, that Muhammad al-Shami, a UN human rights office worker in Yemen, has been arbitrarily detained by the Houthis since June 6, 2024. According to information provided by his family, he died more than a month ago, but they were not informed of his death until recently. details

On Saturday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, announced the death of an employee of his office, a Yemeni citizen, while in the custody of the Houthis, and called for "full transparency" and an urgent, independent and comprehensive investigation into his death, and the "immediate and unconditional release" of the remaining humanitarian and civilian employees of the United Nations. Turk said, in a statement, that Muhammad al-Shami, a UN human rights office worker in Yemen, has been arbitrarily detained by the Houthis since June 6, 2024. According to information provided by his family, he died more than a month ago, but they were not informed of his death until recently. details