September Net
The Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia continues to commit widespread violations and crimes against Yemenis, targeting lives, property, civilian facilities and places of worship. These violations have included killings, injuries, landmine planting, abductions and torture, as well as restrictions on imams, mosque preachers and religious minorities, leaving thousands of victims and causing serious harm to Yemeni society throughout the years of war, with their consequences continuing to this day.
In this context, two recent human rights reports documented around 63,555 crimes and violations committed by the Houthi terrorist militia against civilians, places of worship, imams, mosque preachers and religious minorities during varying periods from 2014 through the first half of 2026.
The Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms has recorded 58,904 civilian deaths and injuries attributed to the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia between January 2015 and the first half of 2026.
According to a report received by Saba, the documented toll includes 15,478 civilians killed, among them 1,216 women and 943 children, while 35,654 others were wounded, including 6,348 women and 4,283 children.
The network said its field teams separately documented 1,637 civilians killed by mines planted by the Houthis in populated areas, villages, farms and roads. The victims included 213 children and 198 women.
Houthi mines also injured 6,135 civilians, including 741 children and 362 women, while more than 798 people suffered permanent disabilities, including approximately 397 children.
The network said the figures demonstrate the severe and lasting human cost of the war on Yemen’s civilian population, with landmines continuing to pose a deadly threat, restrict movement and prevent displaced and affected communities from safely returning to their homes.
It urged the UN, the international community and influential states to move beyond statements of condemnation and concern and take concrete measures to hold the Houthis to their obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law, while ensuring the protection of civilians and preventing the militarization of residential areas and civilian facilities.
The Yemeni Women Empowerment Foundation (YWEF) has documented 4,651 crimes and violations committed by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia against mosques, religious figures and minorities across 14 provinces between January 2014 and August 21, 2026.
In a report issued to mark the International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, YWEF said the violations included 311 deaths, 231 injuries, and the abduction or detention of 679 people, including 143 subjected to torture, 13 of whom died.
The report also documented the forced replacement of 938 imams and preachers, the conversion of 491 mosques into military barracks and 114 into operations rooms, along with attacks and desecration of 902 mosques, confiscation of 832 mosque libraries and seizure of 151 religious properties and endowments.
YWEF warned that the documented abuses could, depending on individual circumstances, constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity. It called for the release of detainees, an end to the militarization of mosques, restoration of confiscated religious property and an international mechanism to document violations and hold perpetrators accountable.