Houthi militias have abducted 377 citizens from Hajjah, northwest Sanaa, according to the Abductees’ Mothers Association (AMA).

Dozens of them were forcibly disappeared during the past three months, and two were killed.

AMA strongly condemned the death of the two abductees, Yahya al-Namsha and Zaid al-Namsha, who were subjected to severe torture in militia-run prisons in Sanaa and northern Yemen’s Amran.

“Yahya Namsha’s body had turned blue, and marks were found on the palms of his hands, evidence that he was nailed to a wall and electrocuted,” AMA's statement said.

It called on the United Nations Security Council to punish the killers and perpetrators of such violations, and stop the crimes against abducted civilians.

The Association also urged lawyers and jurists to resort to Yemeni and international courts to prosecute the criminals, who have been responsible for kidnapping, forcibly disappearing and torturing the abductees.

It said the UN and its envoy should intervene quickly to release the remaining abductees unconditionally and save the lives of others being held in militia-run jails.

On the other hand, Yemeni Minister of Human Rights Mohammed Askar discussed with head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Aden a number of issues.

Among them are rehabilitation and capacity-building in the field of international humanitarian law for civilian and military cadres as well as the humanitarian situation in Yemen and the operational support provided by the organization.

The meeting, held on Thursday, also tackled prospects for cooperation between the two parties and means of developing them.

They also discussed the humanitarian situation in Yemen in general and in Ad Dali province in particular, according to Saba news agency, which quoted Askar as calling on the ICRC to “assist in the recovery of bodies in conflict areas on Ad Dali fronts.”

AFP.