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What Kind of Yemen?

centers for children, it will be impos-

sible to implement.
Negative obligations concern
those situations in which the state is
obliged to refrain from interference
with the citizenry. These obligations
are also known as rights of negative
status, and involve a negative

approach, or non-involvement. Since
these rights will protect Yemenis
against state and society, they can also
be referred to as "protective rights."
Two of the main negative obliga-
tions are ensuring the right to life by
providing security and the prevention
of torture by the state. Some other
negative obligations of the state are:

• The right to a fair trial in court;
• The state respecting citizens'
right of privacy;
• Yemeni citizens being able to
freely express their opinions in the
country;
• People in Yemen being free to

choose their faith and fulfill its
requirements;
• No Yemeni being subjected to
discrimination on the grounds of sex,
religion or anything else;
• The establishment of institu-
tions in which citizens can effectively
seek their rights.

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