The Arab Parliament has launched a broad regional and international parliamentary action plan to confront the Houthi militia and its repeated attacks against Saudi Arabia.
The initiative aims to rally a firm international stance against the group's assaults, work toward designating it as a terrorist organization, dry up its sources of funding and armament, and hold those responsible for its crimes and violations accountable under international law.
The plan tackles four main tracks, starting with the diplomatic track, which targets global decision-making capitals through direct engagement with the parliaments of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.
The plan aims to leverage parliamentary diplomacy to rally regional and international support for designating the Houthi militia as a terrorist organization among countries and international bodies that have not yet done so, foremost among them the European Union, through direct engagement with the European Parliament presidency and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
It seeks to urge relevant European institutions to complete the necessary legal procedures to add the militia to the bloc's official list of terrorist organizations under established legal mechanisms, and to expand restrictive measures and sanctions against its leaders as well as entities linked to and supporting its terrorist activities.
The parliament also aims to activate international justice and legal accountability mechanisms by compiling a comprehensive, documented legal file detailing Houthi attacks and violations, which amount to full-fledged war crimes and other offenses within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, and submitting a formal referral to the Office of the ICC Prosecutor.
The parliament stressed that the repercussions of Houthi attacks extend beyond threatening Saudi Arabia's security, sovereignty, and the safety of its citizens and residents. They pose a direct threat to maritime and air navigation, the stability of global energy supplies, supply chains, and international trade, undermining Arab national security, as well as regional and international peace and security.
