Yemen

includes Yemen Arab Republic (North) and Yemen People’s Republic (South)

This country page describes, in brief, data that TJET has compiled on regime transitions, intrastate conflict episodes, and transitional justice mechanisms. For details on the data included on this page, view the FAQ.

For Yemen, TJET has collected information on: 13 amnesties between 1979 and 2012; and 16 domestic trials starting between 1987 and 2020.

Select any transitional justice mechanism in the table below to view a timeline in the figure.

Country Background

Democratic Transition

TJET records no democratic transitions in Yemen between 1970 and 2020.

Violent Conflict

Based on the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, TJET records eleven violent intrastate conflict episodes between 1970 and 2020 (during 19 calendar years), involving nine distinct armed opposition groups fighting against the government. Three conflict episodes were internationalized by involvement of external state actors.

Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions. Source: UCDP Dyadic Dataset version 23.1, https://ucdp.uu.se/downloads/index.html#dyadic.

Transitional Justice Data

As of 2020, Yemen ranks 11st out of 174 on TJET’s legacy of violence index. For a full list of country rankings over time, view the index page, and for an explanation of the index, view the Methods & FAQs page.

Amnesties

Yemen had 13 amnesties between 1979 and 2012. Two were passed during ongoing internal armed conflict. Eight amnesties released political prisoners. Two amnesties forgave human rights violations.

Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.Predecessor country in parentheses.

Domestic Trials

TJET has compiled data on 16 domestic prosecutions between 1987 and 2020. These include ten regular human rights prosecutions of state agents, in which eight persons were convicted; three intrastate conflict prosecutions of state agents, in which eleven persons were convicted; and three intrastate conflict prosecutions of opposition members, in which eight persons were convicted. In three trials that involved high-ranking state agents, eleven persons were convicted.

Click on accused records for data on convictions. Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.Predecessor country in parentheses.

UN Investigations

Yemen was subject to one UN investigation between 2017 and 2021. One investigation aimed to encourage domestic prosecutions.