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The Yemeni Abductees' Mothers Association condemned the Houthi group's postponement of the first phase of the prisoner and abductee exchange process, which was scheduled to take place today, Saturday, under the auspices of the United Nations and supervision of the International Committee of the Red Cross, considering it 'a disregard for the suffering of thousands of Yemeni families.'

The association said in a statement that the postponement 'caused a severe shock to mothers, wives, and children who had awaited meeting their loved ones for more than ten years,' noting that many families incurred the hardship and costs of traveling to the designated governorates to receive their children only to be surprised by the disruption of the process at the last moment.

Yemeni abductees' mothers during a previous protest stand

It considered that using the file of prisoners and abductees 'as a bargaining chip for political bargaining or to achieve private gains' constitutes a violation of humanitarian principles and confirms the continued exploitation of civilians' suffering for political goals.

The association held the Houthi group fully responsible for disrupting the implementation of the exchange process and the resulting humanitarian and psychological impacts on thousands of families.

It called on the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the UN envoy to Yemen, and the sponsors of the process to take a 'clear and firm' stance against any party that obstructs the implementation of exchange agreements and to ensure the fulfillment of humanitarian commitments away from political calculations.

It added that continued leniency towards obstructing parties 'encourages them to become more obstinate and evade their commitments,' undermines confidence in any future negotiations or understandings, and prolongs the suffering of thousands of abductees, detainees, and their families.

The association affirmed that the success of prisoner exchange operations represents 'a humanitarian entitlement and a real test of the parties' seriousness in building trust and ending the effects of war,' reiterating its demand for the immediate and unconditional release of all abductees, detainees, and forcibly disappeared persons, and to keep this file away from any political bargaining.

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