Condemned for violations against women ... UN sanctions against the Houthi leader, Sultan Zaben

English - Saturday 27 February 2021 الساعة 03:59 pm
Aden, NewsYemen:

Yesterday, Thursday, the United Nations Security Council approved the inclusion of the leader of the Houthi militia - the Iranian arm in Yemen - called Sultan Saleh Eida Zaben, on the sanctions list.

Sultan Zaben, who comes from the "Razih" district in Saada governorate, the stronghold of the Houthis, in northern Yemen, is one of the top security officials of the militia involved in horrific violations against the kidnapped women in the militia's prisons in Sana'a.

The so-called “Zaben” played a prominent role in campaigns of intimidation, systematic arrests, detention, torture and sexual violence against kidnapped Yemeni women.

His nickname is "Abu Saqr," and information indicates that he was trained by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

Sultan Zaben was notorious for torturing detained women, as well as using the Houthi women's militia "Zainabiyat", which he commanded, in espionage and surveillance operations.

Human rights reports stated that Sultan Zaben transformed civilian buildings in Sana'a into secret prisons for kidnapped women, in addition to official prisons, such as the Central Prison, Criminal Investigation and Political Security headquarters.