Amnesty International urges Houthi authorities to immediately open vital roads in and around Ta'iz city, Yemen, as intensified fighting threatens hundreds of thousands with humanitarian disaster.

Amnesty International has called on Houthi de facto authorities to immediately open critical roads in and around Ta'iz city, Yemen, where intensified fighting between Houthi and government forces is pushing the city to the brink of a severe humanitarian disaster. The Houthis have tightened control and blocked humanitarian aid, putting access to food, water, and healthcare for hundreds of thousands at grave risk, with UN agencies warning of dangerously low medical supplies and rising food prices.