SYRIAN WOMEN REFUGEES AND THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS’ PROTECTION-RECENT EVENTS AND CHALLENGES
Shima Azizi
The author in this research work is going to consider Syrian women refugee’s Human Rights status and their effective protection through international Human Rights guidelines. In this regard, according to international Amnesty in 2016, about 60 percent of the populations on move are women and children and this means that more women and children risk and lose their lives in the Mediterranean Sea and on the land routes to Europe. It is regrettable to say that one- third of persons who died in the Mediterranean in January 2016, were women and children. As we know, female migration is not a new phenomenon but today it is increasing, in particular because of civil wars in Middle East. Among refugees, single women travelling alone, adolescent girls, pregnant and elderly women are particularly at risk and require a coordinated and effective protection response.
This is clear that women refugees still face common problem as other women refugees were suffered during previous decades like discrimination and Human Right violation in their countries of origin, during and after flight and even in different camp resettlements in countries of asylum. And the reason could be that the lack of legal autonomy under international dimension which make unable the Human Right Agencies and other related organization in creating a unified response to the women refugee crisis specially today for the Syrian women refugees. In this regard, there is need more steps to be taken to ensure that refugee women, especially those who are at risk to be identified and protected and special processes and services are put in place to ensure their basic rights, safety and security. In this regard, the 1951 Refugee Convention must be reformed through paying attentions more to women refugees and their special persecutions. Finally this research work will prove that Human rights of Syrian refugee women and girls need to be better protected.
KEYWORDS: Human Rights Conventions, Syrian Women Refugees, 1951 Refugee Convention, UNHCR.
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Vol | : | 5 |
Issue | : | 3 |
Month | : | March |
Year | : | 2017 |