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COMMON ANALYSIS
Last update: April 2024
Violence against women and children (for example sexual violence, domestic violence, early/forced marriage) has been prevalent in both public and private spheres and could also potentially amount to a serious (non-political) crime. See also the profile 4.11. Women and girls. See also sections 5.2.3. Criminal violence under 5.2. Article 15(b) QD.
See other relevant circumstances (Exclusion):
- 8.1.1. The Syrian intervention in the Lebanese civil war and presence in Lebanon (1976-2005)
- 8.1.2. The Muslim Brotherhood Uprising in Syria (1979-1982) which comprised the Hama Massacre (February 1982)
- 8.1.3. Current conflicts (2011-ongoing)
- 8.1.4. Criminality
- 8.1.5. Violence against women and children