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In the Name of Unity
The Yemeni Government’s Brutal Response to Southern Movement Protests
Summary
I.
Recommendations
To the
Government of Yemen
To the
Southern Movement
To
Yemen’s Neighbors and Donors
II.
Methodology
III.
Background
Unity and Secession
Security
Forces
IV. The
Southern Movement: An Overview
Genesis and
Make-up of the Southern Movement
Declared
Nonviolence and Armed Clashes
Al Qaeda in
Yemen and the Southern Movement
V. Unlawful
Use of Deadly Force against Peaceful Protestors
Legal
Provisions on Freedom of Assembly and the Use of Deadly Force
The Role of
Pro-government Militias
Denial of
Medical Care and Attacks Against Medical Staff and Facilities
VI.
Arbitrary Detentions and Unfair Trials
Legal
standards
Mass
Arbitrary Arrests
Other
Arbitrary Arrests
Long-term
Detention Without Charge
Detention of
Children
VII. Press
Censorship and Attacks against Journalists and Newspapers
Legal
Standards on Freedom of Expression
“Red
Lines”: Government-Imposed Self-Censorship
Closure of Al-Ayyam
Newspaper
Multiple
Closure of Newspapers, May-June 2009
Arrests of
Journalists
Attacks against
Al Jazeera Television
Detention of
Bloggers and Blocking of Websites
Saudi Arrest
and Rendition of Yemeni Bloggers
VIII.
Detention of Academics and Other Opinion-makers
Detention of
Husain ‘Aqil
House Arrest
of Salih Yahya Sa’id
Abduction of
Abd al-Khaliq Muthanna Abdullah
Acknowledgments
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