Syria’s women prisoners face suffering even after release
After their brutal experience in regime detention, freed female detainees are rejected by their society.
ALEPPO, Syria — Ever since the start of the Syrian revolution in mid-March 2011, the Syrian regime's security forces have spared no effort to arrest peaceful protesters who called for the downfall of the regime. Their waves of arrest were not limited to men; they also included hundreds of women and girls who opposed the Syrian regime.
According to a joint report issued by the Syrian Network for Human rights (SNHR) and the Syrian Center for Statistics and Research, 2,850 women, 120 of whom are girls below 18 years of age, continue to be held by the Syrian security forces across the country.
Meanwhile, the Center for Documentation of Violations in Syria reported about 1,800 cases where women have been arbitrarily detained, including 69 girls who are below 18.
The three organizations confirmed that since March 2011, at least 19 women, including girls below 18, have been killed due to torture during detention.
