Law Approving the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict

In 2004, President Ali Abdullah Saleh issued this law, which approved the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict. Regarding implementation, however, Yemen’s historical conflict since 1990 has not fostered an environment where child rights laws have been effectively implemented in a consistent manner. The escalation of the conflict since 2015 has exacerbated pre-existing implementation gaps.