A number of civil society organizations called on the Houthi militia to immediately release all its abductees and workers in humanitarian and international organizations.

The joint statement issued by thirty-four organizations stressed their rejection of the defamation, incitement, betrayal, and profiling campaigns against their abductees.

The joint statement also called for resorting to the natural judiciary to hold accountable for any violations criminalized by the law, and opening and strengthening dialogue channels to discuss any problems and ambiguities.

The organizations confirmed that all their operations, programs and activities are carried out in accordance with international charters and principles, and in accordance with national laws, in a way that achieves the goals of humanitarian and development work in serving millions of Yemeni women and men.

Earlier, the United States of America condemned the Houthi militia’s kidnapping of dozens of employees in diplomatic organizations and missions.

The US State Department, in a statement to its spokesman, Matthew Miller, described the charges against the kidnappers as misleading, coercive, and false.

The American official confirmed that the Houthis are resorting to misleading information to justify their failures and blame Washington and foreign parties.

Miller explained that the arrest of the UN employees is a disregard for the dignity of the Yemenis and an insult to diplomatic norms, calling for their immediate release.

For his part, the US Ambassador to Yemen, Stephen Fagin, called on the Houthi militia to release dozens of “Yemenis working with the United Nations, diplomatic bodies, and non-governmental organizations.”