https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/death-in-custody-of-un-human-rights-staff-member-in-yemen-devastating-t-rk-demands-investigationContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/death-in-custody-of-un-human-rights-staff-member-in-yemen-devastating-t-rk-demands-investigationhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/death-in-custody-of-un-human-rights-staff-member-in-yemen-devastating-t-rk-demands-investigation#u174142Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:26:51 +0000The United Nations is demanding an independent investigation following the death of a Yemeni human rights staff member held in Houthi custody for more than two years. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk called the death utterly devastating and stated that the victim's family learned of the passing weeks after it occurred. The Iran-backed Houthi group has previously claimed that detained individuals were spies for the United States and Israel. Yemeni Prime Minister Shaya al-Zindani reported that more than 70 UN staff members and dozens of humanitarian workers remain imprisone