The Syrian Initiative to Combat Statelessness
50
Regarding the conditions of female survivors after having children, the organizations indicate:
- The stigma attached to the female survivor and the child.
- Constant insults to the child and the survivor.
- Ostracization and psychological pressure from family and society,
which in many cases leads to suicide attempts.
- Death threats by the rapist and forcing her to dispose of the fetus.
Organizations have also confirmed that many female survivors with their
children have fled to other communities due to fear of their environment.
The questionnaire results
By analyzing the previous questionnaire forms, we can summarize the following:
- Most of the civil society organizations working in the field of women’s
and children’s rights are not aware of the extent of the problem.
- The aid provided to affected cases is limited to relief, psychological
and health relief forms.
- None of the organizations initiated practical solutions to help those
affected.
- All measures taken are immediate short-term measures that do not
help the affected people in the long term.
- Most of the participating organizations are able to communicate with
their donors, or those who can influence international public opinion.
- Most organizations have teams of women, which makes it easier for
them to communicate with affected women.
- The information or statistics on which organizations work, considered
confidential information and not accessible to the public.
According to the results of the previous questionnaire, we can identify the
challenges facing organizations interested in working to find a solution to
the problem:
-The customs and traditions dominating Syrian society, which do not
allow children to be registered under the names of their mothers.
- The absence of Syrian laws that facilitate the registration of children
in the names of their mothers.
- The lack of centers belonging to the opposition institutions working
to document civil cases.
Select target paragraph3
Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents