The Houthi Human Rights Accountability Act was filed by Congressman Darrell Issa, senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Congressman Dean Phillips, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia. The bill would address human rights violations, student indoctrination, and attempted assistance diversion by the Houthis in Yemen. The bill has been scheduled for markup in the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday, September 24.
“The Houthis campaign of terror has expanded from a serious regional concern to a daily crisis in a part of the world that is increasingly unstable with armed conflict across multiple nations,” said Rep. Issa. “Their blatant human rights abuses, teaching of antisemitic hate, and outright theft of international aid are happening every day, and the Houthi Human Rights Accountability Act puts a spotlight where it belongs, tells the truth about these terrorists, and will put our national interest on a better course to deal with it.”
According to Rep. Phillips, the Houthis wreak havoc not only across the region through its relentless attacks in the Red Sea, but also on the Yemeni people.