Yemen's Mayon condemns the Houthi forced displacement of civilians from villages south of Hodeidah

Yemen's Mayon Human Rights Organization condemned on Tuesday, the forcible displacement of civilians carried out by the criminal Houthi militia in a number of villages in one of the districts under their control, south of Hodeidah.

Mayon said in a statement that it had received reports from local residents in the Al-Jarahi district confirming the occurrence of forced displacement of the people of the villages of Al-Ghaswa, Bani Shuaib, Al-Akda, Bani Al-Khalouf and Al-Khabt.

"These violations will add new suffering to the families displaced from their homes and multiply the burdens on the host communities and humanitarian organizations working in Hodeidah, which are already suffering from a lack of funding". The organization warned.

"These violations and irresponsible practices by the Houthi militia come in the midst of international demands by the parties to the conflict to grant the United Nations Mission in Hodeidah access to monitor the implementation of the Stockholm Agreement". Mayon said.

On Monday, local sources said that the Houthi militia had displaced dozens of families from their homes in a number of villages located on the lines of contact in the Al-Jarahi District, despite its distance from the areas of military operations, and had randomly planted mines and taken empty homes as military barracks.