Human rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman has described the struggle to restore Yemen’s state and republic from the Houthi Imamate militia as a decisive national battle, no less significant than the fight for independence from British colonial rule.

Human rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman has called for a new democratic compact in Europe, urging governments, institutions and the private sector to defend the rules and norms that safeguard both open markets and democratic societies, warning that silence in the face of institutional decay risks turning neutrality into complicity.

Human rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman pushed back against framing Yemen’s conflict as a Sunni-Shiite confrontation, arguing that its central dimension is a struggle between the democratic camp and the camp of dictatorship.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and human rights activist Tawakkol Karman said that Yemen’s 26 September Revolution marked a defining turning point in the country’s history, establishing the republic and expressing Yemenis’ rejection of Imamate rule. She stressed that remaining faithful to the revolution’s principles today requires safeguarding the republic, upholding equal citizenship, and rejecting any attempt to restore the Imamate project.

Human rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman has called on people to hold firmly to their dreams of dignity, freedom, equality and the rule of law, describing them not only as fundamental rights but as a moral responsibility owed to future generations.

Human rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman held an extended, ninety-minute exchange with members of the United Nations Security Council in a frank and wide-ranging discussion on the roots of Yemen’s collapse, its humanitarian and economic consequences, and the conditions she considers essential for lasting peace.

NEW YORK — August 13,  2026 — Nobel Peace Prize laureate and prominent human rights advocate Tawakkol Karman warned on Thursday that Yemen now faces the “very real” danger of sliding into a new full‑scale war,

Bogotá, Colombia — Nobel Peace Prize laureate and human rights advocate Tawakkol Karman said lasting peace cannot be judged simply by the signing of political agreements or the cessation of armed conflict, but by its ability to improve the daily lives of ordinary people.