Interview with Yemeni Legal Affairs Minister Mohammed Al-Mekhlafi in Asharq Al-Awsat Newspaper Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—In exclusive comments to Asharq Al-Awsat, Yemeni Legal Affairs Minister Mohammed Al-Mekhlafi affirmed that the legal immunity granted to former […]
A trial has begun in Yemen of nine suspected al-Qaeda members accused of plotting to assassinate President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi. Prosecutors say six of the group, including the main suspect […]
One day before the inauguration of the National Dialogue Conference (NDC) Concluding Plenary, political factions arrived at a tentative agreement on political isolation. An agreement was reached that immunity for […]
On the backdrop of renewed political tensions at the NDC (National Dialogue Conference) activists organized a march through the Yemeni capital to protest former President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s immunity blanket. […]
The ruling Yemeni General People’s Congress has announced its decision not to participate in negotiations in the National Dialogue Conference, citing their disagreement with the membership of a subcommittee of […]
During the weekly meeting chaired by Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basindwa, the cabinet adopted the result report of the ministerial committee charged with revising the implementation level of Yemen’s obligations […]
The Yemeni government on Wednesday issued a public apology to southern separatists and northern Shi’ite Muslim rebels for wars waged against them during former President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s rule. The […]
“The Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) announced on Monday’s parliament session their refusal to endorse the transitional justice draft law which is tabled before parliament. Dr. Mohammed Al-Qobati, deputy head of […]
President Hadi issued a presidential decree that stated all victims of the peaceful revolution are now martyrs who sacrificed their souls for their country. The decree included the adoption of […]
Yemen cabinet approves President Saleh amnesty law BBC World News, Jan. 8, 2012 “Yemen’s cabinet has approved a draft law which grants President Ali Abdullah Saleh immunity from prosecution as […]
Transitional Justice in the Arab World 