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The settlers in New England and Canada celebrated "Thanksgiving" for the first time as random "days of thanksgiving," in the form of prayers for blessings such as safe journeys, military victories, or abundant harvests.

Today, 29 November 2024, marks the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, which was adopted 47 years ago by the United Nations General Assembly in “Resolution 32/40 B” of 2 December 1977.

Alkarama has learned that a Saudi court sentenced Yemeni pilgrim Mahmood Hamid Qaid Al-Broushi to 18 years in prison. He has been detained in Dhahban prison since April 2022 under fabricated charges and subjected to a trial lacking fairness, according to testimonies from the victim’s relatives. 

In addressing violence against women in the Arab world, Alkarama focuses on a type of violence that is often overlooked by many human rights organisations: violence perpetrated or condoned by the state against female citizens.

Alkarama, along with 21 human rights organizations, has called for urgent action to safeguard the future of children in Yemen. They highlighted the critical issues children face, including violence, forced recruitment, sexual abuse, and deprivation of humanitarian aid.

In a statement marking World Children’s Day on November 20, the organizations emphasized that thousands of children have fallen victim to over a decade of war, compounded by severe violations of their rights.

On November 7, 2024, Alkarama submitted the case of Mr. Tidjani AMRI, an investigative journalist, to the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC). Mr. AMRI was abducted on 27 May 2019, in Tébessa and taken to the Ben-Aknoun detention center, where he was tortured until 4 June 2019, by the military. 

A report issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights indicates that, based on the verification of the identities of victims killed during the Israeli offensive on Gaza, approximately 70% of the recorded casualties consist of women and children. 

Iraq, a party to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance since November 23, 2010, is called upon to act to locate the victims of enforced disappearance and to provide concrete answers to families seeking truth and justice. 

On November 2, the world celebrated the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, while the Israeli occupation continues relentlessly its war against journalists in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories. 

Today, as the world marks the "International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists," Yemeni journalists face a dire situation, enduring violence, intimidation, and killings due to their expressions and opinions. The impunity enjoyed by perpetrators further exacerbates these violations. We, the undersigned organizations, call on the international community to focus on the escalating violations against journalists in Yemen and to take concrete actions to protect them.