Human rights in Yemen are seen as problematic. The security forces have been responsible for torture, inhumane treatment and even extrajudicial executions. In recent years there has been some improvement, with the government signing several international human rights treaties, and even appointing a woman, Dr. Wahiba Fara’a, to the role of Minister of the State of Human Rights. Other sources state that many problems persist alongside allegations that these reforms have not been fully implemented and that abuses still run rampant, especially in the areas of women's rights, freedom of the press, torture and police brutality. There are arbitrary arrests of citizens as well as arbitrary searches of homes. Prolonged pretrial detention is a serious problem, and judicial corruption, inefficiency, and executive interference undermine due process. Freedom of speech, the press and religion are all restricted. In 2018 and 2019, numerous sources, including the United Nations described the human rights situation in Yemen as being the worst in the world. Treaties Yemen is a party to the following human rights agreements: The Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) The Convention Relating the Status of Refugees The Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights The International Convention on the Ban of Genocide The International Convention on War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity The International Convention on Women's Political Rights The Convention on Marriage Consent and Minimum Marriage Age and Marriage Contracts Registration The Convention on the Ban of Human Trading and Exploitation The International Convention on the Prohibition of Racial Discrimination The International Convention on the Rights of the Child The International Convention on Anti-Torture, Cruel Treatment and Inhumanity The 1994 Geneva Agreement and their 1997 Annexed Protocol Women In spite of the Yemeni Constitution of 1994, which stipulates equal rights for Yemeni citizens, women are still struggling with various constraints and secondary status. Yemen's Personal Status Law in particular, which covers matters of marriage, divorce, child custody and inheritance, gives women fewer rights than men, excludes women from decision making, and deprives them of access to, and control over, resources and assets. The right to divorce is not given to women equally. It is far more difficult for a woman to divorce a man. A man may divorce a woman at will. While a man may divorce without justifying his