A/HRC/33/38 some cases the arresting authority did not disclose the location of some of those detained, which may amount to enforced disappearance.46 During a detention visit,47 the director of the detention center told OHCHR that some detainees were not under his authority but under the authority of the Popular Committees affiliated with the Houthis. These detainees appear to fall outside the protection of the law and may provide a reasonable ground to believe that their detention is unlawful. OHCHR learnt that in November 2015 in Hajjah a detainee was killed 48 inside the prison by a member of the Popular Committees affiliated with the Houthis. The alleged perpetuator was part of a team of 25 armed members of the Popular Committees stationed inside the prison. OHCHR took note that a local investigation committee was established but the investigation did not produce any result at the time of the drafting of this report. OHCHR documented various allegations of ill-treatment of detainees by the Popular Committees affiliated with the Houthi. On 12 December 2015, the Office gathered information indicating that one detainee reportedly died while in detention in Ibb. The victim families reported that a medical report revealed that the detainee was ill-treated while under custody of the Popular Committees. During the interview with detainees, OHCHR was also able to corroborate allegations of ill-treatment in detention centres in Aden, Dhamar, and Hodeida. The allegations corroborated by OHCHR related to locations under the authority of the Popular Committees affiliated with the Houthis. 46 47 48 Amnesty international also mentioned that it “is aware of at least three men whose whereabouts remain unknown as of May 2016”. Amnesty International, Where is my father? detention and disappearance in Huthi-controlled Yemen, May 2016, [https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde31/4006/2016/en/]. In the pre-trial detention facility, in Sana’a, the OHCHR staff interviewed 10 detainees that have been in detention for four months, no charges were brought against them or were investigated with. The acting manager of Al Thawra detention facility informed OHCHR that these detainees were detained by members of the Popular Committees and he does not have the authority to release them or refer them to the investigative judge OHCHR corroborated information from three different independent sources: a co-detainee that witnessed the incident, Deputy Director of the detention centre and Hajja Attorney. 31