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Abstract

Women are at present experiencing unique challenges in the war in Syria and in neighbouring countries with autocratic regimes, especially in two areas so far at least partly neglected in research and humanitarian interventions. Prisons especially in Syria and Iran are not only a risk factor for the present spread of the present Covid-19 pandemic, but have exposed women to torture, sexual violence, forced disappearances, and other traumatic events, that are further aggravated by factors such as separation, and impact on the family. Perpetrators usually go unpunished. In our paper, we discuss problems and health implication, the context of international human rights and humanitarian standards, and measures to address redress and rehabilitation based on women survivors initiatives qualitative research we had conducted in several countries.