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Over 9,000 women in detention or disappeared on International Women’s Day

8 Mar 2021

Countries

Syria

The actor of the backlash

State Institutions/Bodies Non-Governmental Authorities Armed Group

The form of backlash

Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) War crimes

Political trend

Militarism Illiberalism

Rights at stake and state’s obligations

Freedom from violence Access to justice and right to a fair trial Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health

8 March 2021: According to a report by the Syrian Network for Human Rights, on International Women’s Day 2021 over 9,000 Syrian women were in detention or forcibly disappeared by different parties in the Syrian conflict.

See The Syrian Network for Human Rights, March 2021.