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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. ^¹²³{{Cite news|url = http://www.mintpressnews.com/exclusive-yemens-former-human-rights-minister-blames-houthis-for-yemen-crisis/204122/|title = Exclusive: Yemen's Former Human Rights Minister Blames Houthis For Yemen Crisis|last = Shakdam|first = Catherine|date = 8 April 2015|work = Mint Press News|access-date = 11 August 2015|via = }}
2. ^¹²{{Cite news|url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/05/yemen-human-rights-minist_n_6107824.html|title = In Yemen, A Job You Definitely Don't Want|last = Palet|first = Laura Secorun|date = 5 November 2014|work = The World Post|access-date = |via = }}
3. ^{{Cite news|url = http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/07/qa-yemen-human-rights-minister-2014715135235852776.html|title = Q&A: Yemen's Human Rights Minister|last = Al Batati|first = Saeed|date = 16 July 2014|work = Al Jazeera|access-date = 11 August 2015|via = }}
4. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/15/world/meast/yemen-child-bride/index.html|title=Yemen minister on child marriage: Enough is enough - CNN|last=Jamjoom|first=By Mohammed|date=16 September 2013|work=CNN|access-date=2018-01-12|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|last2=Almasmari|first2=Hakim}}
5. ^{{Cite news|url = https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/22/us-yemen-rights-drones-idUSBRE90L0NK20130122|title = Yemen Minister Urges Ground Ops, Not Drones, Against Militants|last = Habboush|first = Mahmoud|date = 22 January 2013|work = Reuters|access-date = 11 August 2015|via = }}
6. ^{{Cite news|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/hooria-mashhour-the-united-states-bloody-messes-in-yemen/2014/01/14/c21dfcec-7653-11e3-b1c5-739e63e9c9a7_story.html|title = Hooria Mashhour: The United States' Bloody Messes in Yemen|last = Mashhour|first = Hooria|date = 14 January 2014|work = The Washington Post|access-date = 11 August 2015|via = }}
7. ^¹{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/yemen-in-year-update-july-2015/yemen-in-year-update-july-2015|title=Yemen - in-year update July 2015|last=|first=|date=|website=GOV.UK|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-01-12}}