{"id":324396,"date":"2011-03-20T11:13:24","date_gmt":"2011-03-20T11:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/20\/yemens-human-rights-minister-resigns-after-protest-deaths\/"},"modified":"2011-03-20T11:13:24","modified_gmt":"2011-03-20T11:13:24","slug":"yemens-human-rights-minister-resigns-after-protest-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/20\/yemens-human-rights-minister-resigns-after-protest-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"Yemen&#8217;s human rights minister resigns after protest deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"63.2504553734\">  <!-- start feedback link --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/feedback link -->       <!-- Tracking values --><\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_start --><!--startclickprintinclude-->   <!--endclickprintinclude--> <!--startclickprintexclude--> <\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<p>From <b>Mohammed Jamjoom<\/b>, CNN<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end --><\/p>\n<div readability=\"41.5098143236\"><!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- CONTENT -->  <!-- REAP --><!--startclickprintexclude--><!--===========CAPTION==========--><\/p>\n<div readability=\"9\">\n<p>Yemeni medics treat wounded anti-government protesters after a security crackdown in Sanaa March 18, 2011.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--===========\/CAPTION=========--> <!--endclickprintexclude--><!-- \/REAP --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><b>STORY HIGHLIGHTS<\/b><\/p>\n<ul><!-- google_ad_section_start --><\/p>\n<li>At least 52 people are killed and more than 100 hurt in Friday&#8217;s clashes<\/li>\n<li>President Saleh declares a state of emergency<\/li>\n<li>Security forces open fire and use tear gas, witnesses say<\/li>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end --><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--endclickprintexclude--> <!--startclickprintinclude--> <\/p>\n<p><b>(CNN)<\/b> &#8212; Yemen&#8217;s minister of human rights, Huda al-Baan, has resigned after a government crackdown on protesters resulted in the deaths of 52 people last week, an official in her office said Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The official did not want to be identified as he or she is not authorized to speak to the media.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the fatalities, more than 100 people were hurt Friday in clashes between tens of thousands of anti-government protesters and security forces outside Sanaa University in the Yemeni capital, medical officials on the scene said.<\/p>\n<p>President Ali Abdullah Saleh announced that a state of emergency had been declared, and he expressed his &#8220;deep regret&#8221; over the casualties.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--startclickprintexclude--><\/p>\n<p><!--endclickprintexclude--><\/p>\n<p>Witnesses said the clashes began after government supporters and anti-government demonstrators threw rocks at each other. Security forces shot into the air and then into the crowd; they also fired tear gas to try to disperse the crowd, witnesses said.<\/p>\n<p>Yemen has been wracked by weeks of unrest, with thousands protesting Saleh&#8217;s government.<\/p>\n<p>High unemployment has fueled much of the anger among a growing young population steeped in poverty. The protesters also cite government corruption and a lack of political freedom.<\/p>\n<p>The president has said he will not run for another term in the next round of elections. 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STORY HIGHLIGHTS At least 52 people are killed and more than 100 hurt in Friday&#8217;s clashes President Saleh declares a state of emergency Security forces open fire and use tear gas, witnesses say (CNN) &#8212; Yemen&#8217;s minister of human rights, Huda al-Baan, has resigned after a government crackdown on protesters resulted in the deaths of 52 people last week, an official in her office said Sunday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-324396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Yemen&#039;s human rights minister resigns after protest deaths - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/20\/yemens-human-rights-minister-resigns-after-protest-deaths\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Yemen&#039;s human rights minister resigns after protest deaths - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"From Mohammed Jamjoom , CNN Yemeni medics treat wounded anti-government protesters after a security crackdown in Sanaa March 18, 2011. 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