In Syria: From Rape to Donations – and Justice Absent - The Syrian Observer

In Syria: From Rape to Donations – and Justice Absent - The Syrian Observer

Kidnappings, rapes, and murders of women in Syria have become stories that flood social media, only to fade from public memory without clear accountability. Victims’ legal rights are being replaced by spectacles of sympathy, pity, and “donations.” The case of 23-year-old Rwan Al-Asad may stand as the starkest and most brazen example of this phenomenon. Scenes of violence against women in Syria recur as if part of the daily news cycle. Abductions…