The UN called for an immediate investigation of one of its employees who died in Houthi custody.

The UN called for an immediate investigation of one of its employees who died in Houthi custody.

The UN has called for an immediate investigation into the death of one of its staff who died in Houthi custody and called for an immediate investigation into this incident.

Mohammed al-Shami, a staff member of the UN Human Rights Office in Yemen, has been detained by the Houthis since June 2024.

The organization announced in a statement that his family said that more than a month had passed since his death, but they only recently learned about it.

Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said in this statement that there is no explanation for "this painful loss".

This statement said that the UN demands that the Houthi authorities provide "full transparency" on this issue and conduct "immediate, independent and comprehensive investigations" in this area. Mr Turk also "expressed deep concern" about the safety and condition of the other UN staff still detained and demanded their release.