It's sad what this women are going through. They had to flee their country alone with their children, and now they have to experience sexual abuse on top of it.
Lebanon: Women Refugees From Syria Harassed, Exploited
By Eurasia Review
November 27, 2013
Women refugees from Syria are being sexually harassed by employers, landlords, and even faith-based aid distributors in Lebanon, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch interviewed a dozen women who described being groped, harassed, and pressured to have sex.
The women Human Rights Watch interviewed said they did not report incidents to local authorities due to lack of confidence that authorities would take action and fear of reprisals by the abusers or arrest for not having a valid residency permit.
Women who have fled death and destruction in Syria should find a safe haven, not sexual abuse, in Lebanon, said Liesl Gerntholtz, womens rights director at Human Rights Watch. Government and aid agencies need to open their eyes to the sexual harassment and exploitation of these vulnerable refugees and do everything in their power to stop it.
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Lebanon: Women Refugees From Syria Harassed, Exploited Eurasia Review
Lebanon: Women Refugees From Syria Harassed, Exploited
By Eurasia Review
November 27, 2013
Women refugees from Syria are being sexually harassed by employers, landlords, and even faith-based aid distributors in Lebanon, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch interviewed a dozen women who described being groped, harassed, and pressured to have sex.
The women Human Rights Watch interviewed said they did not report incidents to local authorities due to lack of confidence that authorities would take action and fear of reprisals by the abusers or arrest for not having a valid residency permit.
Women who have fled death and destruction in Syria should find a safe haven, not sexual abuse, in Lebanon, said Liesl Gerntholtz, womens rights director at Human Rights Watch. Government and aid agencies need to open their eyes to the sexual harassment and exploitation of these vulnerable refugees and do everything in their power to stop it.
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Lebanon: Women Refugees From Syria Harassed, Exploited Eurasia Review