This project will help women who are trapped in Yemini prisons without legal representation (currently over 50 women but the number is growing everyday) by providing legal support to these women by providing qualified field lawyers at no charge to represent them and argue their cases in front of courts and public prosecution, They will also provide the necessary legal advice, support, and follow up so these women are not left alone to fight an unfair system or languish in prison.
Women pay the highest price in armed conflicts, and Yemeni women are no exception. Yemen crisis resulted in the collapse of the legal system; that has led to an increase in women who have - either serious, minor or even fabricated charges. Thus, many women are held in detention centers. While in detention, women are often exposed to physical, and emotional violence. Providing legal support to these women will guarantee their right to legal defense and give them a chance to freedom.
Mwatana for Human Rights, an independent Yemeni organization that advocates for human rights, proposes a project that would help women trapped in prisons who are not able to defend themselves, making it possible for them to take back their life again. This will allow them to live with their families and loved ones again and give them access to the inherent right of living a free and decent life.
The project will help 50 trapped women in prisons to get their life's again, which will empower women to live with dignity. It will contribute to pressure to change the practices that fuel the violence against women in Yemen, the pressure will be through actors from institutions, officials, and decision-makers who will receive the research study on the conditions of women in prisons, and will also be targeted in the awareness community meetings on women's rights.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
