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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Saeed Kamali Dehghan

Women face chronic violence in Syria’s ‘widow camps’, report warns

Approximately 2.8 million Syrians are living in camps for internally displaced people in the north-west of the country.
Approximately 2.8 million Syrians are living in camps for internally displaced people in the north-west of the country. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Women and children living in some of the hardest-to-reach camps in north-west Syria face chronic and high levels of violence and depression, with some women forced to engage in “survival sex”, a new report has revealed.

Children in so-called “widow camps” have been found to be severely neglected, abused and forced to work while mothers are at “breaking point” psychologically. More than 80% of women say they do not have adequate healthcare and 95% expressed feelings of hopelessness.

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