Archive · 10 Dec 2025
UN Chief Condemns Houthi Court Referral of Detained Staff
The leader of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, is very upset because a group in Yemen called the Houthis has taken 59 UN workers and put them in jail without any fair process.
These workers have been held for a long time, and some have been in jail for years without being able to talk to anyone or have a trial.
The UN says this is against the rules of international law, and they are speaking out against it.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns Houthi referral of detained UN staff to court.
59 Yemeni UN personnel have been arbitrarily detained by the Houthis.
Detainees held 'incommunicado' for years without due process, violating international law.
UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric confirms the detentions and condemns the actions.
The Houthis' actions are deemed a violation of international law by the UN.
- Who
- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Yemen’s Houthis
- What
- Referral of detained UN staff to a special criminal court
- When
- December 9, 2023
- Where
- United Nations, New York
- Why
- Condemnation of arbitrary detention and violation of international law
- UN Staff Detained
- 59
- Detaining Group
- Yemen’s Houthis
- Duration of Detention
- Some for years
- UN Official
- Antonio Guterres
- UN Spokesperson
- Stephane Dujarric
- Legal Violation
- International law
- Detention Conditions
- Incommunicado, without due process