Human Rights Violations in Yemen 2025
HRITC Documents 87 Violations in Taiz During the Second Quarter of 2025
Human rights violations in Yemen 2025
TAIZ | HRITC Official Report The Center for Information and Rehabilitation on Human Rights (HRITC) has announced the documentation of 87 violation cases in the Taiz governorate during the period from April 1 to June 30, 2025. This quarterly report sheds light on the escalating human rights violations in Taiz 2025, specifically focusing on the besieged city of Taiz.
According to the field monitoring team, the Houthi militia was responsible for 80 of these cases, while unknown gunmen committed 6 cases, and 1 case was attributed to a non-state armed actor.
Casualties: Deaths and Killings
The report documented the killing of 10 civilians, including two women and two children.
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Houthi Militia Responsibility: Responsible for the death of 6 civilians (including a child and a woman). These fatalities resulted from artillery shelling, landmine explosions, direct gunfire, and the explosion of a Houthi-owned arms depot. One woman was also killed by a Houthi sniper.
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Unknown Gunmen: Responsible for the deaths of 3 civilians, including a woman killed by a sharp object (stabbing) and two others by direct gunfire.
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Other Actors: One child was killed by a non-state armed actor’s gunfire.
Injuries and Physical Harm
A total of 23 civilians were injured during this period, including 10 children and 2 women.
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Houthi Militias caused 21 of these injuries:
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6 civilians (including 3 children) by sniper fire.
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2 children by IED explosions.
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5 civilians (including 3 children) by artillery shelling.
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8 civilians (including 2 women) injured in an arms depot explosion.
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Unknown Gunmen caused injuries to 2 children via IEDs.
Kidnappings and Assaults
The HRITC team also documented:
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9 kidnapping cases across three separate incidents committed by Houthi militias.
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1 mass assault case caused by the Houthi militia.
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1 failed assassination attempt carried out by an unknown gunman.
Destruction of Private Property
The report highlighted 43 violations against private property in Taiz, emphasizing the material impact of human rights violations in Yemen 2025:
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33 houses damaged (28 partially, 5 totally) due to Houthi artillery shelling.
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6 vehicles damaged and several livestock killed.
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1 house intentionally blown up and another stormed by Houthi forces.
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Residential damage caused by the explosion of a Houthi arms depot located within a residential building.
Note: HRITC continues to monitor the humanitarian situation closely to ensure all violations are documented for future legal accountability.
