A/HRC/36/33 Attacks on funeral gatherings 15. In addition to the attack on Al Kubra hall, OHCHR verified two other incidents involving airstrikes against funeral gatherings in the past year. On 21 September 2016, in Al Hunoud area, Al Hook district, Al-Hudaydah Governorate, an airstrike impacted a residential area in the city centre, killing at least 28 civilians, including 2 women and 8 children, and injuring 62 civilians, including 11 women and 3 children. At the time of the airstrike, civilians were gathering in a tent for a funeral procession of a local resident, which accounted for the high number of casualties. The attack also destroyed 6 houses and damaged 30 others. On 15 February 2017, in Al Shiraa village, Arhab district, Sana’a Governorate, an airstrike impacted a two-storey house, killing five women and one child, and injuring another eight women and two children. The house was completely destroyed. At the time of the attack, the women and children were participating in a funeral ceremony for the son of a community leader. Reportedly, the family of the deceased had no political affiliations. The affected area was residential and surrounded by qat farms. Attacks against fishermen 16. OHCHR verified six incidents of attacks against fishermen off the shores of AlHudaydah in early 2017. On 3 February, a helicopter gunship fired on the tents and boats of fishermen gathered on an island off the shores of Al-Hudaydah, killing six civilian fishermen and injuring seven others. On 15 March, two different fishing boats were attacked in the waters off Al-Hudaydah. The first boat was fired upon by a helicopter: two fishermen were killed and five injured. Seeing their fellow fishermen attacked, the second boat of fishermen tried to escape from the area but was hit by a projectile fired from a nearby ship, which killed five civilians and injured three. Two of the casualties were boys — one was killed and the other was injured. The next day, another fishing boat went missing off the shores of Al-Hudaydah. The 10 civilian fishermen on board were still missing; parts of the boat were later found burned. On 5 April 2017, four fishermen were killed when their boat was attacked by a helicopter. On the same day, another fishing boat was damaged as result of an attack by a helicopter in the same area. No civilian casualties were reported as the fishermen managed to jump out of the boats as soon as the attack started. Casualties caused by explosive weapons 17. On 8 July 2016, in Neijad village, Al-Qabbaytah district, Lahj Governorate, four civilians, including a woman, from one family were injured as a result of explosions along a secondary road. The victims were traveling on foot along a road that was too narrow for vehicle traffic. A witness told OHCHR that the first explosion triggered a second explosion nearby. 18. On 15 July 2016, near Al-Ma’sar village, Damt district, Al-Dhale’e Governorate, one child was severely injured when he stepped on an explosive while grazing his livestock. 19. On 9 August 2016, in Wadi Hanna village, Al-Wazi’iyah district, Taizz Governorate, an explosive planted in the road killed 10 civilians, including 6 children, and injured 9 civilians, including 4 children. All of the victims were travelling in the same pickup truck-taxi. The driver had safely used the same route earlier in the day to reach the same destination. 20. On 31 October 2016, in Al-Masar area, Damt district, Al-Dhale’e Governorate, an explosive planted in the road killed three children and injured another civilian. The children were riding in a pickup truck; the driver was injured. 21. On 5 November 2016, in Khour village, Jabal Habashy district, Taizz Governorate, two children were severely injured when one of them stepped on an explosive while grazing his livestock. Mass detentions 22. On 10 August 2016, in Sana’a city, forces aligned with the de facto authorities detained 68 civilians, including 22 women and 2 children, who were attending a peaceful 20

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