Violations against women in Syria and the disproportionate impact of the conflict on them
Abstract
This report is the product of months of hard work by phenomenal Syrian women organizations who face devastating threats and challenges every day with the aim of bringing justice to Syrian women and men, providing them with much needed services, and carrying their voices to the international for a hoping for a change in the realities that was imposed on them by suppression, militarization and dysfunction of the international system. It was completed in collaboration with the Crisis Response and Human Rights programs at WILPF, and with the support of The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation. The aim of this report is to highlight the Syrian state responsibility towards women, the violation it committed against them and the way the conflict impacts them disproportionately. This report is prepared to feed into the universal periodic review of the Syrian state, and therefore does not cover violations against women committed by other warring parties to the conflict in Syria.
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| 2017-12-22 11:50:51
Document Type
Report
Source
United Nations Population Fund (unfpa)
Arab Resource Center on Violence Against Women
Women’s World Summit Foundation - Children – Youth Section
Association Tunisienne de la santé et de la reproduction
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom WILPE
Keywords :
Gender-based violence //Violence against women// Psychological violence// Physical violence// Sexual violence//Verbal violence// Domestic violence// Sexual harassment// Indicator// Non-Governmental Organisation// United Nations Organisation// Gender equality// Discrimination// Human Rights// Women Rights// //early marriage//Discrimination/Gender based discrimination//Reproduction Health//Torture//Rape // Strategic international standards// Trafficking in Human