Yemen

In this exclusive interview for Truthout, two Yemeni peace activists discuss how Yemenis are perceiving the war on Gaza, the Houthi attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, Yemen’s humanitarian crisis and U.S.-Yemen relations more broadly.

Rather than pursuing a reckless, ineffective military approach that will only fuel more violence, the U.S. must focus on the root issue of this conflict: Gaza.

A massive new $500 million weapons sale to Saudi Arabia threatens to have disastrous implications for human rights. It’s critical that our lawmakers take action to stop the cycle of impunity for Saudi Arabia’s abuses.

We urge Congress to introduce and pass the Yemen War Powers Resolution to terminate unauthorized military involvement in the Saudi-led coalition’s war and blockade.

To ensure peace and Yemeni self-determination, U.S. lawmakers must work with Yemenis like Shireen, Neda, Aisha, and Sumaya to help lift the Saudi blockade and support a truly inclusive peace process.

This week, a delegation of leaders from Saudi Arabia and Oman met with Houthi leaders in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a. Their aim is to reinstate the truce in Yemen, which lapsed in October, and pave the way for broader talks to end the conflict entirely.

March 25 marked eight years since the Saudi-led bombing campaign began. Throughout the war, Saudi Arabia, relying on U.S. military support, has conducted tens of thousands of airstrikes in Yemen. The war has left a visible impact on the country and its people.

With the record of human rights abuses mounting on all sides of the Yemen conflict, the United States should use its leverage to reestablish an independent oversight mechanism and work to bring accountability for these violations.

The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), MoveOn, Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation, Demand Progress, Just Foreign Policy, Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP), and the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft released a coalition letter today calling on congressional lawmakers to support the Yemen War Powers Resolution.