Hooria Mashhour

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Hooria Mashhour is a Yemeni human rights and women's rights activist. She held the position of in post-revolution Yemen, starting in 2012. Due to safety concerns, she left the position in 2014, moving to Aden.

Biography[]

In 2002, Mashhour was the deputy chairperson for the Women's National Committee in Yemen.[citation needed] She resigned in 2011 in order to take part in the revolution known as the Arab Spring.[1] She was active in calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to face prosecution for his alleged killing of protestors.[2]

In 2012, President Abed Rabbuh Mansour Hadi named her as Yemen's first human rights minister. In her capacity as the Minister of Human Rights, she tracked corruptions, abuse and detentions which violate human rights and dignity.[1] She also has worked to end child marriage in Yemen.[1][3]

Mashhour has spoken out against drone attacks and bombings carried out by the United States and Saudi Arabia against Yemen. She has said that "To have an innocent person fall, this is a major breach."[4] She has written out against these attacks in The Washington Post, drawing attention to individuals who have been affected by the violence.[5]

In 2014, Mashhour's safety was at risk, so she moved to Aden and left the position of Minister of Human Rights.[6] was appointed to take her place in 2015.[6] In 2016 she relocated to Germany.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Palet, Laura Secorun (5 November 2014). "In Yemen, A Job You Definitely Don't Want". The World Post.
  2. ^ Al Batati, Saeed (16 July 2014). "Q&A: Yemen's Human Rights Minister". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  3. ^ Jamjoom, Mohammed; Almasmari, Hakim (16 September 2013). "Yemen minister on child marriage: Enough is enough - CNN". CNN. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  4. ^ Habboush, Mahmoud (22 January 2013). "Yemen Minister Urges Ground Ops, Not Drones, Against Militants". Reuters. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  5. ^ Mashhour, Hooria (14 January 2014). "Hooria Mashhour: The United States' Bloody Messes in Yemen". The Washington Post. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Yemen - in-year update July 2015". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  7. ^ "Interview with Hooria Mashhour: On the rebels′ blacklist - Qantara.de". Qantara.de - Dialogue with the Islamic World. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
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