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Figure X
Incidents of deprivation of liberty documented by the Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights, by month
F.
Killings
57.
During the reporting period, OHCHR recorded the killing of six journalists and
11 attacks in which journalists were injured. It received reports indicating higher figures,25
but was unable to verify those reports. January 2016 witnessed the highest number of
killings since the start of the conflict. OHCHR documented 27 killings in Aden alone. Most
of the attacks were perpetrated by unknown armed men or groups affiliated with Al-Qaida
or with ISIL and frequently targeted members of the security forces, judicial authorities and
civilians.
.58
Eyewitnesses stated that on 16 August 2015, the pro-Hadi Popular Resistance
Committees allegedly killed a suspected pro-Houthi sniper and put his naked body on
public display on Twenty-Six September Street, Taizz city. 26 Local residents stated that the
victim was killed while face down and his body was dragged before being hung upside
down. In another incident, witnesses stated that on 12 March 2016, a suspected pro-Houthi
fighter had been captured near Al-Asbahi store in Al-Saeed neighborhood in Al-Qahirah
District, Taizz, and allegedly shot in the head three times by members of the Popular
Resistance Committees.
G.
Impact on children
59.
The ongoing conflict has had a devastating impact on children. Information
collected by the country task force on monitoring and reporting27 suggests that 620 children
have been killed and 758 children maimed as a result of fighting since July 2015 (see figure
25
26
27
18
The Studies and Economic Media Center, in its report Media Freedom Violations Report Yemen
2015, reported that 14 journalists had been killed in 2015, that 254 journalists had been deprived of
liberty and that 46 media institutions and journalists’ houses had been attacked.
The incident was further corroborated by open sources, including videos.
The country task force on monitoring and reporting, established in the context of the monitoring and
reporting mechanism on grave violations against children in situations of armed conflict, comprises
15 United Nations agencies and international non-governmental organizations, and currently covers
50 districts over 10 governorates.
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