"We are still here"
Subtitle: women on the front lines of Syria's conflict
By: ][Hillary Margolis
Contributors: Muscati, Samer; Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 47
ISBN-13: 9781623131456
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Detention of persons; Women and war; Prisoners; Women; Crimes against; Abuse of
Other titles: Women on the front lines of Syria's conflict
Description: This report report profiles 17 Syrian women who are now refugees in Turkey. Through written and photographic portraits, the report documents ways in which the conflict impacts women in particular. Women profiled in the report experienced violations by government and pro-government forces as well as by armed groups opposed to the government such as Liwa'al-Islam and extremist groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS). Some female activists and humanitarian aid providers said they had been threatened, arbitrarily arrested and detained, and tortured by government or armed opposition forces. All six former detainees profiled in the report experienced physical abuse or torture in detention; one woman was sexually assaulted multiple times. Other women said they had been victims of discriminatory restrictions on their dress and movement. Several women were injured or lost family members in indiscriminate attacks on civilians by government forces.
Notes: "July, 2014"

"This report was researched and written by Hillary Margolis ... Samer Muscati, took the photographs used in the report and also contributed  to its research and writing."--Page 42.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 43-47).