Yemeni rights group accuses Houthis of killing, injuring nearly 59,000 civilians since 2015
Sahin Demir
22 August 2026•Update: 22 August 2026
A Yemeni rights group on Saturday accused the Houthi group of killing and injuring nearly 59,000 civilians since 2015, according to Yemen’s state-run Saba news agency.
The Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms documented 58,904 cases of civilians killed or injured between January 2015 and the first half of 2026, Saba said, citing a report by the group.
According to the report, 15,478 civilians, including 1,216 women and 943 children, were killed during the period, while 35,654 others were injured, including 6,348 women and 4,283 children.
The group also documented 1,637 civilian deaths caused by landmines planted by the Houthis in residential areas, villages, farms and roads, including 213 children and 198 women.
Another 6,135 civilians, including 741 children and 362 women, were injured by landmines, while more than 798 people suffered permanent disabilities, including around 397 children, the report said.
The network said the figures reflected the scale of civilian casualties during years of conflict in Yemen and warned that landmines continue to threaten civilians and hinder their safe return to their communities.
It called on the international community and the UN to take measures to protect civilians and press the Houthis to comply with international humanitarian and human rights law.
There was no immediate comment from the Houthis on the report.
Yemen has been engulfed in conflict since the Houthis took control of the capital Sanaa and several provinces in 2014, prompting a Saudi-led coalition to intervene in support of the internationally recognized government in March 2015.
The conflict has caused one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with large parts of the country’s infrastructure damaged and millions of people requiring humanitarian assistance.
Despite periods of reduced hostilities and UN-led diplomatic efforts, the conflict remains unresolved, with the Houthis controlling Sanaa and much of northern and western Yemen, while the internationally recognized government is based in the southern city of Aden.