The Mulberry House
Screenings
Filmmaker(s):
Sara Ishaq
Year:
2013
64m
Language(s):
In English and Arabic with English subtitles
Genre:
Documentary
Distributor:
A popular uprising in 2011 ended President Ali Abdullah Saleh's 33-year rule, which was marked by widespread human rights abuses, but not before government forces and pro-Saleh gangs killed hundreds of protesters and wounded thousands of others. A fragile transition government has pledged to usher in democratic reforms as well as equal rights for women. But violations of free speech and assembly, gender equality and other rights continue on a smaller scale. Meanwhile, Saleh remains in Yemen as the head of his political party. An immunity law for the former president and all those who served with him has thwarted Yemenis' demands for justice for past abuses.
