UN demands investigation into death of staff member in Houthi custody
A Yemeni staff member of the UN Human Rights Office has died in Houthi custody after being arbitrarily held for more than two years, according to the UN human rights chief. The UN is demanding an investigation.
A Yemeni employee of the UN Human Rights Office has died while in the custody of the Houthis, an armed group active in Yemen. The man had been arbitrarily detained for more than two years. The UN human rights chief announced the death.
The United Nations is demanding an investigation into the circumstances of the staff member's death, signalling that it wants to establish what happened during his detention.
What is known
The publicly available information is limited. It is known that the deceased was a Yemeni national working for the UN's human rights office, and that, according to the UN, his detention was arbitrary and lasted over two years. Other details, including the cause and date of death, were not given in the source report.
