11/12/2017 (Agence Europe) – On 10 December, the spokesperson for the European External Action Service urged the Houthi militia of the Ansar Allah group to "stop all the reported violations of basic human rights and act respectfully towards all sectors of Yemeni society". In the EEAS press release, the spokesperson said that the EU had been informed "of brutal repression, serious harassment, arbitrary detention and killing which are being carried out by Ansar Allah against politicians of the General People’s Congress, relatives of the former president, members of civil society organisations and other civilians". The European Union calls on all the internal and international stakeholders to increase efforts towards a political solution to this protracted crisis. (CG)