NCIAVHR Reviews 13th Report Findings with Field Monitoring Through Four-Day Workshop

Aden | September 11, 2025

The National Commission to Investigate Alleged Violations of Human Rights (NCIAVHR) has wrapped up a four-day workshop in Aden aimed at enhancing the skills and effectiveness of its field monitoring teams. The event brought together dozens of monitors from across Yemen to review the findings of the Commission’s recently released Thirteenth Report and to refine methods for documenting violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law.

Over the course of the sessions, Commission members and field monitors examined documented cases from the past year, assessed the consistency of monitoring practices with international standards, and identified obstacles to reaching victims and conflict-affected communities. Discussions also focused on strengthening the protection of monitors and victims, as well as improving the collection of testimonies, evidence, and documentation.

“Building the capacity of our monitors is central to ensuring that our reports remain credible, impartial, and useful for both accountability and justice,” said Judge Ahmed Saeed Al-Maflihi, Chairman of the NCIAVHR. “These workshops are about giving a stronger voice to victims by ensuring their experiences are documented to the highest standards.”

The Commission emphasized that ongoing training and dialogue with its monitors are essential to maintaining professional, rights-based documentation that supports the rights of victims and contributes to broader accountability efforts in Yemen.

On September 4, the Commission launched its Thirteenth Report, which documented 3,766 victims of human rights violations between August 2024 and July 2025. The findings were based on over 13,000 witness testimonies and nearly 8,000 documents and pieces of evidence reviewed by the Commission.