UN renews call for ‘thorough’ probe into ‘possible ill-treatment’ in death of worker held by Houthis

NEW YORK CITY: The death of a Yemeni UN employee who had been detained by the Houthis for more than two years raised “serious concerns about possible ill-treatment,” the organization said on Thursday, warning that it could amount to a serious violation of international law. Mohammed El-Shami, who worked for the UN Human Rights Office, was the second member of UN staff to die while arbitrarily detained by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Thursd