Radhya Al-Mutawakel (born 12 April 1976)[1] is a human rights defender and the Yemeni co-founder and chairperson of Mwatana Organisation For Human Rights,[2] an independent organisation working to defend and protect human rights in Yemen. Al-Mutawakel and Mwatana's recent work has focused on documenting alleged human rights abuses by all parties to the current conflict in Yemen, including by the United States, the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthi forces.[3] She has briefed the UN Security Council on the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, becoming the first person to do so, and has written widely and appeared in a range of media outlets, including Vice News,[4] the Guardian,[5] and The New Internationalist,[6] talking about human rights violations during the conflict.
Al-Mutawakel was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2019.[7]