Hooria Mashhour

Hooria Mashhour is a Yemeni human rights and women's rights activist. She was the first to hold the position of Minister of Human Rights in post-revolution Yemen, starting in 2012. Due to safety concerns, she left the position in 2014, moving to Aden.

Biography

In 2002, Mashhour was the deputy chairperson for the Women's National Committee in Yemen.[1] She resigned in 2011 in order to take part in the revolution known as the Arab Spring.[2] She was active in calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to face prosecution for his alleged killing of protestors.[3]

In 2012, President Abed Rabbuh Mansour Hadi named her as Yemen's first human rights minister.[1] In her capacity as the Minister of Human Rights, she tracked corruptions, abuse and detentions which violate human rights and dignity.[2] She also has worked to end child marriage in Yemen.[2][4]

As Human Rights Minister and also after she left that post, Mashhour has spoken out against drone attacks and bombings carried out by the United States and Saudi Arabia against Yemen.[1] She is against these military actions because of the death toll on civilians and destruction of Yemen's infrastructure, such as schools and hospitals.[1] In addition, she has said that "To have an innocent person fall, this is a major breach."[5] She has written out against these attacks in The Washington Post, drawing attention to individuals who have been affected by the violence.[6]

In 2014, Mashhour's safety was at risk, so she moved to Aden and left the position of Minister of Human Rights.[7] Ezzedine al-Asbahi was appointed to take her place in 2015.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Shakdam, Catherine (8 April 2015). "Exclusive: Yemen's Former Human Rights Minister Blames Houthis For Yemen Crisis". Mint Press News. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Palet, Laura Secorun (5 November 2014). "In Yemen, A Job You Definitely Don't Want". The World Post.
  3. ↑ Al Batati, Saeed (16 July 2014). "Q&A: Yemen's Human Rights Minister". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Jamjoom, By Mohammed; Almasmari, Hakim (16 September 2013). "Yemen minister on child marriage: Enough is enough - CNN". CNN. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  5. ↑ Habboush, Mahmoud (22 January 2013). "Yemen Minister Urges Ground Ops, Not Drones, Against Militants". Reuters. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Mashhour, Hooria (14 January 2014). "Hooria Mashhour: The United States' Bloody Messes in Yemen". The Washington Post. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Yemen - in-year update July 2015". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
Political offices
Preceded by
None		 Minister of Human Rights (Yemen)
2012–2014
 Vacant
Title next held by
Ezzedine Al Asbahi
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