Yemen: Houthis Send Children Into Battle

Email The Houthi armed group in Yemen has intensified its recruitment, training, and deployment of children in violation of international law. Since September 2014, when the Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah, took control of Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, they have increasingly used children as scouts, guards, runners, and fighters, with some children being wounded and killed. (Beirut) – The Houthi armed group in Yemen has intensified its recruitment, training, and deployment of children in violation of international law.read more

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