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Impunity for perpetrators murdering women

1 Jun 2021

Countries

Syria

The actor of the backlash

Non-Governmental Authorities Armed Group

The form of backlash

Enactment of violence (offline/online)

Political trend

Conservatism Illiberalism

Rights at stake and state’s obligations

Freedom from violence Access to justice and right to a fair trial

June & July 2021: Three women were murdered and the perpetrators are known, yet there is no attempt to bring them to justice according to a report by the Syrians for Truth and Justice. They are being protected by groups within the Syrian National Army or their tribes, as well as other de-facto authorities in the region which failed to launch any legal investigation. Read the full report here.

See also Syrians for Truth and Justice, September 2021 and The New Arab, September 2021.