Global Database on Violence against Women
Syrian Arab Republic
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :Official National Statistics Not Available
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : Official National Statistics Not Available
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available
Child Marriage :13.3 % (1)
Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:
Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Gender Equality Indexes:
Gender Inequality Index Rank :119 (2)
Syrian Arab Republic Search Data
1 - 10 of 20 ResultsArticle 53 of the Constitution
Syrian Arab Republic | 2012
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Legislative Decree No. 17 of 2012
Syrian Arab Republic | 2012
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Sexual harassment
Law No. 11 of 2011
Syrian Arab Republic | 2011
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Sexual violence
Legislative Decree Law No. 3 of 2010
Syrian Arab Republic | 2010
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Trafficking
Seminar for Syrias Judicial Institute
Syrian Arab Republic | 2009
Type of Measure : Justice > Training
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Specialist Diploma (Training) in Women and Child Protection
Syrian Arab Republic | 2009
Type of Measure : Police > Training, Health > Training
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Training Course for Media Personnel
Syrian Arab Republic | 2009
Type of Measure : Work with public private sectors > Media
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Plan of Action of the Syrian Commission for Family Affairs
Syrian Arab Republic | 2009
Type of Measure : Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Training Course for Lawyers
Syrian Arab Republic | 2009
Type of Measure : Justice > Training
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Rehabilitation Centre for Victims of Violence
Syrian Arab Republic | 2008
Type of Measure : Social services > Psycho-social counselling, Social services > Longer term support (Education, Employment, Housing and Financial)
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
(1) Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 years who were first married or in union before age 18. Source: UNICEF global databases, 2021, based on DHS, MICS and other nationally representative surveys.
(2) The Gender Inequality Index is a composite measure reflecting inequality between women and men in three different dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rate), empowerment (share of parliamentary seats held by women and share of population with at least some secondary education), and labour market participation (labour force participation rate). Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2021/2022.
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