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Lawmakers call on U.N. to condemn Houthi human rights abuses

‘It is well past time for the United Nations to condemn the Houthis’ acts of hatred and terror,’ the lawmakers said, focusing particularly on the group’s attacks on LGBTQ+ people

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to the media at the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference as negotiations go into their final phase on December 11, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to the media at the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference as negotiations go into their final phase on December 11, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers, in a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, called on the U.N. to condemn the Houthis’ human rights abuses, particularly highlighting the Houthis’ treatment of LGBTQ+ people in Yemen.

The lawmakers urged Guterres...

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