WorldUN staffer’s death in Houthi custody exposes ‘political extortion’ in Yemen

Mohammad el-Shami, a UN Human Rights Office employee, died while detained by the Houthis after being arbitrarily held since June 2024. The UN and rights experts are calling for an independent investigation; his family was notified only recently.

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