Alliance Internationale AIDL

09/10/2026

Alliance Internationale (AIDL) Commemorates the 10th Anniversary of the Great Hall Massacre in Sana’a, Carried Out by the Saudi-Led Military Coalition,
and Affirms That the Coalition’s Admission of Error Does Not Exempt Those Responsible from Criminal Accountability and That War Crimes Are Not Subject to Any Statute of Limitations

9 October 2026
8 October 2016

On the tenth anniversary of the Great Hall massacre in Sana’a, the capital of Yemen, Alliance Internationale (AIDL) commemorates one of the most horrific atrocities committed during the war in Yemen. On Saturday, 8 October 2016, at approximately 3:30 p.m., aircraft belonging to the Saudi-led military coalition carried out two consecutive airstrikes, separated by only a few minutes, against a funeral gathering attended by hundreds of civilians inside the Great Hall. The attack resulted in devastating casualties, including individuals struck by the second airstrike while attempting to escape or assist the wounded. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights documented the deaths of at least 132 civilians and injuries to 695 others, including children, making it one of the deadliest attacks against civilians during the conflict in Yemen.

AIDL emphasizes that the Saudi-led military coalition officially acknowledged responsibility for the bombing through the findings announced by the Joint Incidents Assessment Team on 15 October 2016. The investigation established that the attack had been based on incorrect intelligence information and was conducted without the necessary authorization or compliance with established precautionary procedures for verifying the nature of the target. The investigation also recommended legal action against those responsible and compensation for the victims’ families. AIDL stresses that acknowledging an operational error does not eliminate potential criminal responsibility, nor can it substitute for an independent and effective judicial investigation capable of establishing individual and command responsibility.

The United Nations Panel of Experts on Yemen concluded that the attack violated international humanitarian law, including provisions protecting persons hors de combat, while Human Rights Watch determined that the attack appeared to constitute a war crime requiring criminal investigation and accountability.

AIDL recalls that, following the massacre, it initiated legal measures seeking the prosecution of those responsible before international criminal justice mechanisms, including the International Criminal Court. However, these efforts have not secured the justice sought by the victims and their families, particularly in light of legal limitations concerning international criminal jurisdiction. AIDL emphasizes that such jurisdictional obstacles must not become a means of shielding perpetrators from accountability or preventing continued legal efforts to pursue truth, justice, and accountability before competent judicial authorities.

AIDL further underscores that war crimes are not subject to any statute of limitations under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Article 29 explicitly provides that “The crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court shall not be subject to any statute of limitations.” Accordingly, the passage of ten years since the Great Hall massacre neither diminishes the gravity of the atrocity nor grants those responsible immunity from criminal prosecution. Nor does it extinguish the rights of victims and their families to truth, justice, effective remedies, and reparations, subject to the applicable rules governing criminal jurisdiction.

Commemorating the Great Hall massacre, alongside the other massacres and grave violations committed throughout Yemen, represents a fundamental moral and human rights commitment to the victims. It reaffirms that justice must never be subordinated to political calculations or denied through the passage of time. Impunity must not become an entrenched reality imposed upon the Yemeni people, enabling further crimes and atrocities against civilians.

Ten years after the Great Hall massacre, truth, justice, and accountability remain fundamental rights of the victims and their families.

The passage of time cannot erase crimes. War crimes are not subject to statutes of limitations under the applicable legal framework, and those responsible must not be allowed to escape justice.

So that these crimes are never forgotten, and such atrocities are never repeated. NEVER AGAIN.

09/10/2026

(AIDL) Commemorates the Dahyan Children’s Massacre Eight Years On and Affirms That the Passage of Time Does Not Shield Perpetrators of War Crimes from Accountability

9 October 2026

More than eight years after the Dahyan children’s massacre, Alliance Internationale (AIDL) remembers one of the most horrific atrocities committed during the war in Yemen. On the morning of 9 August 2018, an airstrike carried out by the Saudi-led military coalition struck a bus carrying dozens of children in a market in Dahyan, Saada Governorate, northern Yemen. According to reported casualty figures, 51 people were killed, including 40 children, and 79 others were injured, including 56 children. The devastating attack was documented by international human rights organizations and raised serious concerns that a war crime had been committed.

AIDL emphasizes that the passage of time neither erases the gravity of such atrocities nor grants those responsible immunity from criminal accountability. Nor does it extinguish the rights of victims and their families to truth, justice, effective remedies, and reparations. War crimes must never be consigned to oblivion through the passage of time or political considerations. Combating impunity requires independent and effective investigations and accountability for all those found responsible.

Remembering the Dahyan children’s massacre and the other grave crimes and violations committed throughout Yemen is not merely an act of remembrance. It is a reaffirmation of the imperative to establish the truth, deliver justice, and prevent such atrocities from recurring.

The passage of years cannot erase crimes or shield their perpetrators from accountability. We remember the children of Dahyan and all victims of the conflict in Yemen in the pursuit of truth, justice, and the prevention of future atrocities.

08/10/2026

Alliance Internationale (AIDL) Strongly Condemns the Arrest and Detention of Women and Girls in Afghanistan,
Warns of Escalating Systematic Persecution, and Reaffirms Its Unwavering Solidarity and Support for Afghan Women’s Rights and Freedoms

8 October 2026

Alliance Internationale (AIDL) strongly condemns the continued arrest, detention, and intimidation of women and girls by the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan over dress code regulations and restrictions imposed on their personal freedoms. This condemnation follows the announcement by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) that it had documented the arrest or detention of at least 52 women and one girl in Kabul and Herat between July and September 2026. UNAMA warned that the actual number of cases could be significantly higher due to underreporting driven by protection concerns and social stigma, despite the documented detainees having been released several hours after their detention.

AIDL emphasizes that arresting women because of their clothing or appearance, together with the verbal abuse, physical assaults, and threats against women documented by the United Nations mission, constitutes a serious violation of human rights, women's dignity, and fundamental freedoms. These practices reflect the continuation of systematic discrimination and persecution based on gender, in violation of Afghanistan's obligations under international human rights law.

This statement reaffirms AIDL's longstanding positions and previous statements condemning violations committed by the Taliban against civilians, warning of escalating arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances, and the targeting of civil society and human rights defenders, particularly those advocating for the rights of women and children in Afghanistan. AIDL has consistently called for an end to repressive and discriminatory policies and for accountability for serious human rights violations.

AIDL further reaffirms its position expressed on 5 October 2026, welcoming the International Criminal Court's decision to unseal four previously issued arrest warrants against four Taliban leaders and officials in connection with allegations of gender-based persecution constituting a crime against humanity. AIDL underscores the importance of strengthening international cooperation to execute arrest warrants in accordance with the Rome Statute, ensure judicial accountability, uphold fair trial guarantees, and prevent impunity for perpetrators of international crimes.

AIDL calls upon the Taliban authorities to immediately cease arbitrary arrests and all forms of repression and discrimination against women and girls, and to respect their rights to education, employment, freedom of movement, and participation in public life. It further urges the United Nations and the international community to take effective measures to protect Afghan women and girls and strengthen international accountability mechanisms.

AIDL stresses that the fundamental rights of women and girls in Afghanistan are neither negotiable nor subject to compromise. The continuation of systematic persecution and the deprivation of fundamental rights and freedoms demand a firm international response that goes beyond statements of condemnation and translates into concrete measures for protection, justice, and accountability.

Alliance Internationale (AIDL) will remain steadfast in its position, standing in full solidarity with Afghan women and firmly supporting their rights, freedoms, and peaceful struggle for dignity, equality, and justice. AIDL remains committed to supporting women human rights defenders and reaffirms that women's dignity, freedom, and fundamental human rights are inherent and inalienable rights that must never be violated, restricted, or undermined under any circumstances.

08/10/2026

التحالف الدولي AIDL يسلّم الأمم المتحدة ملفات موثقة بشأن الاعتقال التعسفي والإخفاء القسري والانتهاكات الجسيمة لحقوق الإنسان في اليمن والسودان ودولة أخرى

جنيف،

سلّم الممثل الدائم للتحالف الدولي AIDL لدى الأمم المتحدة في جنيف خلال اجتماع رسمي عقد بتاريخ 30 سبتمبر 2026 في قصر الأمم المتحدة لأمانة الفريق العامل الأممي المعني بالاحتجاز التعسفي عدداً من الملفات الحقوقية الموثقة المتعلقة بحالات الاعتقال والاحتجاز التعسفي والإخفاء القسري والانتهاكات الجسيمة لحقوق الإنسان في عدد من الدول.

وشملت الملفات المقدمة ملفاً متكاملاً بشأن الدكتور علي المضواحي خبير الصحة العامة المعتقل لدى جماعة الحوثيين في صنعاء منذ أكثر من عامين تناول ظروف اعتقاله وإخفائه قسراً والمخاوف الخطيرة بشأن سلامته مع التأكيد على ضرورة التدخل العاجل والعمل على الإفراج عنه, كما تضمّن الملف اليمني حالات أخرى لمعتقلين ومخفيين قسراً في المناطق الخاضعة للحوثيين والمناطق الخاضعة للأطراف الأخرى.

وسلّم التحالف كذلك ملفاً مستقلاً بشأن السودان يتضمن تقريراً شاملاً للرصد والتوثيق الميداني أجراه وأعده التحالف حول انتهاكات جسيمة ووقائع خطيرة شهدها النزاع المسلح بمها فيها لإخفاء القسري والانتهاكات المرتبطة بحقوق المحتجزين.

كما شمل التسليم ملفاً ثالثاً يتعلق بحالات إخفاء قسري في دولة أخرى تقرر عدم الكشف عن اسمها أو تفاصيل الحالات في هذه المرحلة حفاظاً على سلامة الضحايا وأسرهم وضماناً لسرية المتابعة وحماية المصادر.

وخلال الاجتماع جرت مناقشة عدد من القضايا المتعلقة بالاعتقال التعسفي والإخفاء القسري والانتهاكات المرتبطة بالاحتجاز والضمانات القانونية والقضائية والحق في المحاكمة العادلة، وسبل المتابعة عبر الآليات الأممية بما فيها منظومة الإجراءات الخاصة التابعة لمجلس حقوق الإنسان.

وأكد التحالف الدولي AIDL مواصلة المتابعة الأممية لوقف الاعتقال التعسفي والإخفاء القسري وسائر الانتهاكات لحقوق الأنسان والحريات وحماية الضحايا وتحقيق العدالة والمساءلة.

08/10/2026

اعلان استقبال الشكاوى والبلاغات بشأن الانتهاكات بحق المدنيين باليمن

يعلن المكتب الإقليمي عن استقبال الشكاوى والبلاغات والمعلومات والأدلة المتعلقة بمختلف الانتهاكات التي يتعرض لها المدنيون في اليمن، بهدف الرصد والتوثيق والتحقق ودعم جهود الحماية والمساءلة.

تُعامل جميع المعلومات وفق مبادئ السرية وعدم الإضرار، مع مراعاة سلامة وخصوصية الضحايا والشهود والمبلّغين، ولا يُعد استلام البلاغ إثباتًا نهائيًا للوقائع قبل استكمال التحقق.

المكتب الإقليمي لليمن ودول الخليج
برنامج حماية المدنيين والإنذار المبكر
لن يتكرر، NEVER AGAIN

المدنيون أولًا وحمايتهم مسؤولية مشتركة.
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08/10/2026

(AIDL) Commends the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Report and Calls for a Ban on Mass Biometric Surveillance and Highly Intrusive Spyware

8 October 2026

Alliance Internationale (AIDL) welcomes the report published by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) on 30 September 2026 concerning the use of remote biometric identification technologies in law enforcement. The Alliance commends the extensive research and methodological efforts underlying the report, which combine legal analysis, field research, expert interviews, and public opinion surveys. It underscores the significance of the report’s findings regarding serious risks to privacy, data protection, and fundamental freedoms, as well as the urgent need for effective legal safeguards and independent oversight.

The Alliance warns that the expanding deployment of artificial intelligence-driven facial recognition and biometric identification technologies risks transforming public spaces into environments of systematic surveillance and tracking, undermining freedom of expression and peaceful assembly while exposing journalists, human rights defenders, and activists to targeting and discrimination. Public security and crime prevention cannot justify mass surveillance or the erosion of fundamental legal and human rights protections.

In this context, the Alliance recalls its previous human rights position concerning the use of surveillance technologies in Morocco, alongside the findings of Amnesty International’s investigation published on 1 October 2026.

The investigation presented evidence, testimonies, and technical analysis concerning an extensive surveillance apparatus, including Pegasus spyware, reportedly used to target journalists, human rights defenders, and activists inside and outside Morocco. These findings underscore the dangers of deploying advanced surveillance technologies to undermine fundamental freedoms, intimidate civil society, and facilitate repression.

Consistent with international human rights principles, Alliance Internationale (AIDL) calls for an explicit legal prohibition on the use of remote biometric identification technologies for mass surveillance or discriminatory targeting in publicly accessible spaces, whether through real-time identification or retrospective analysis of recorded footage. It further demands safeguards prohibiting the tracking of peaceful demonstrators, journalists, and human rights defenders on account of their legitimate exercise of fundamental rights.

The Alliance also calls for a permanent international ban on the development, production, sale, transfer, and use of highly intrusive spyware whose capabilities cannot be meaningfully restricted or subjected to independent scrutiny. It urges stronger controls on surveillance technology exports, the prevention of transfers where serious risks of human rights violations exist, and effective independent investigations, legal accountability, access to justice, and reparations for victims.

Furthermore, the Alliance calls upon the European Union, its Member States, and governments worldwide to adopt binding legislative and oversight measures that go beyond regulatory safeguards where mass surveillance practices are fundamentally incompatible with human rights. Any exceptional, individually targeted use permitted by law must remain subject to the principles of legality, necessity, and proportionality, independent oversight, robust personal data protection, and effective safeguards against algorithmic discrimination.

Alliance Internationale (AIDL) firmly maintains that technological advancement does not grant governments or security authorities the right to undermine fundamental freedoms. Protecting public security and upholding the rule of law require enforceable limits on surveillance powers and the prohibition of technologies and practices inherently incompatible with internationally recognized human rights.

The legitimacy of technology must be measured not by its capacity to monitor individuals, but by its respect for human dignity, freedom, and fundamental rights.

07/10/2026

International Opportunity for Young Women in Technology and Digital Innovation

The International Telecommunication Union, ITU, has opened applications for the ITU Gender Champions Programme 2027, designed for young women aged 18 to 25 who are using technology to create positive impact in their communities while advancing digital inclusion, equality, and the empowerment of women and girls.

The programme offers selected participants a distinguished international opportunity for professional development, networking, and participation in ITU activities, including the AI for Good Global Summit 2027 in Geneva.

Eligible young women interested in technology, innovation, and digital transformation are encouraged to review the programme requirements and apply for this international opportunity.

The current official application deadline is 15 November 2026.
https://www.itu.int/initiatives/gender-equality/gender-champions/

فرصة دولية للشابات في مجال التكنولوجيا والابتكار الرقمي.

يعلن الاتحاد الدولي للاتصالات ITU عن فتح باب التقديم لبرنامج ITU Gender Champions Programme 2027، والمخصص للشابات من عمر 18 إلى 25 عامًا ممن يستخدمن التكنولوجيا لإحداث أثر إيجابي في مجتمعاتهن وتعزيز الإدماج الرقمي والمساواة وتمكين النساء والفتيات.

يوفر البرنامج للمشاركات المختارات فرصة دولية متميزة للتطوير والتواصل والمشاركة في فعاليات الاتحاد الدولي للاتصالات، بما في ذلك المشاركة في AI for Good Global Summit 2027 في جنيف.

ندعو الشابات المؤهلات والمهتمات بالتكنولوجيا والابتكار والتحول الرقمي إلى الاطلاع على شروط البرنامج والتقدم للاستفادة من هذه الفرصة الدولية.

آخر موعد للتقديم وفق المعلومات الرسمية الحالية هو 15 نوفمبر 2026.
https://www.itu.int/initiatives/gender-equality/gender-champions/

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07/10/2026

مؤسسة AIDL الدولية تشيد بالخطوة التي أعلنتها السعودية لتصحيح أوضاع اليمنيين لديها

7 أكتوبر 2026

تعرب مؤسسة AIDL الدولية عن ترحيبها بالخطوة التي أعلنتها المملكة العربية السعودية بشأن البدء بإجراءات تصحيح أوضاع المواطنين اليمنيين الموجودين فيها بطرق غير نظامية بناءً على توجيهات الملك سلمان بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود.

وتثمن المؤسسة هذه المبادرة لما تحمله من أبعاد إنسانية واجتماعية مهمة لآلاف اليمنيين وأسرهم، وما يمكن أن تسهم به في تعزيز استقرار أوضاعهم القانونية والمعيشية وتمكينهم من تسوية أوضاع إقامتهم في المملكة.

وتأمل المؤسسة أن تسهم إجراءات التصحيح في تعزيز الحماية القانونية والاستقرار المعيشي والاجتماعي لليمنيين المقيمين في السعودية مع مراعاة الأوضاع الإنسانية للأسر والفئات الأكثر هشاشة.

كما تعرب مؤسسة AIDL الدولية عن تقديرها لما توليه قيادة المملكة من اهتمام بالأوضاع الإنسانية والاجتماعية لأبناء الشعب اليمني.

07/10/2026

(AIDL) at the Conclusion of the 63rd Session of the Human Rights Council: Civilian Protection and Accountability Require Moving from Resolutions to Effective Implementation

Geneva, 7 October 2026

As the 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council concludes, following its meetings at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 7 September to 7 October 2026, Alliance Internationale (AIDL) stresses that the true value of the Council’s work and resolutions is not measured by the number of texts adopted, but by the extent to which they are translated into effective protection for civilians, meaningful legal accountability, redress for victims, and practical safeguards against the recurrence of violations.

During the session, the Human Rights Council adopted 35 resolutions, in addition to one decision and one presidential statement, addressing a broad range of thematic and country-specific human rights issues, including Yemen and Sudan, as well as enforced disappearances, transitional justice, mercenaries, private military and security companies, and artificial intelligence and human rights.

Through its participation in the session, Alliance Internationale (AIDL) underscores that its proceedings took place against the backdrop of armed conflicts and serious and ongoing violations in several parts of the world, underscoring the need to move beyond condemnation and recommendations toward the effective implementation of international obligations, the strengthening of monitoring, investigation and accountability mechanisms, and ensuring victims’ access to justice. AIDL also worked to bring cases involving victims and serious violations before the relevant international mechanisms and to engage with the appropriate United Nations human rights mechanisms, in line with its commitment to civilian protection, combating impunity, strengthening the rule of law, and advancing international justice.

With regard to Yemen, AIDL takes note of the Human Rights Council’s adoption, without a vote, of resolution A/HRC/RES/63/34 on technical assistance and capacity-building in the field of human rights. The resolution addressed serious violations and abuses of international human rights law and violations of international humanitarian law committed by various parties to the conflict, including the killing of civilians, recruitment of children, sexual and gender-based violence, and violations affecting journalists and activists. It also called upon all parties to cease attacks against civilians and to respect their legal obligations.

With regard to Sudan, AIDL welcomes the adoption of resolution A/HRC/RES/63/2 on responding to the human rights and humanitarian crisis caused by the armed conflict, by 28 votes in favour, 10 against and 9 abstentions, as well as the extension of the mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan for an additional year, while emphasizing the need for independent, impartial and transparent investigations into violations and for accountability of those responsible throughout the full chain of responsibility.

In the broader context, AIDL followed the resolutions addressing the use of mercenaries, the regulation and oversight of private military and security companies, the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, and transitional justice, given the direct relevance of these issues to civilian protection, responsibility for serious violations, and the prevention of impunity. In this context, the Council adopted resolutions A/HRC/RES/63/5, A/HRC/RES/63/7, A/HRC/RES/63/17 and A/HRC/RES/63/28.

AIDL also attaches importance to resolution A/HRC/RES/63/15 concerning the implications of artificial intelligence for the promotion and protection of human rights, and stresses that the development and use of artificial intelligence systems must be governed by the principles of legality, necessity, proportionality, transparency, accountability and non-discrimination, in order to prevent their use in violations of privacy, fundamental freedoms, or unlawful surveillance practices.

Alliance Internationale (AIDL) affirms that justice is not achieved merely through documenting violations or adopting resolutions concerning them, but through independent investigations, the preservation of evidence, the determination of responsibility, ensuring victims’ rights to remedy and reparation, and the adoption of effective measures to prevent the recurrence of violations.

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