Violations against civilians and civilian properties in Yemen keep occurring in several provinces in line with the continued spread of militant groups and the fragility of the state.
A recent statement by the National Committee to Investigate Allegations of Human Rights Violations, a non-governmental organization based in Aden, revealed that 281 cases of violations were committed against Yemeni civilians in March.
The victims of the violations were 415, including 119 deaths and injuries, of whom 11 children and four women, according to the statement.
Moreover, the statement revealed that the organization documented in March 90 cases of arbitrary arrest and enforced disappearance, 11 cases of extrajudicial killings, 75 attacks on property, including six attacks on educational and health facilities, and 23 cases of forced displacement.
The organization documented throughout March 90 cases of arbitrary arrest and enforced disappearance, in addition to 11 incidents of extrajudicial killings and 75 attacks on property, including six attacks on educational and health facilities. It also investigated 23 cases of forced displacement.
Bombing civilian homes has been a form of punishment the militant groups in Yemen adopt. Last month, seven houses were totally destroyed in Radaa of Al-Beidha province in central Yemen, and seven other houses and shops sustained damages.
The Ansar Allah (Houthi) group said some of its soldiers were responsible for bombing the civilian houses in Radaa, indicating that those soldiers acted without instructions from senior authority.
In addition, 11 mine explosions occurred in some provinces in March, leaving 13 civilian deaths and injuries.
As civilians continue to fall victim to mines planted by armed groups in Yemen, rights organizations urge the international community to put more pressure on those involved in planting mines in populated areas, oblige them to respect international humanitarian law, and reveal maps of mines, to prevent further civilian deaths and injuries.
The civil war broke out in Yemen in 2015, leading to the proliferation of militant groups across the country. Since then, human rights violations have not stopped.