The Sara Organization for the Fight Against Violence Against Women has reported 388 incidents of violence, human rights violations and crimes against women in the last 10 months in Northern and Eastern Syria.
With the 19 July Revolution in Northern and Eastern Syria, women established many institutions and organizations to defend their rights and fight against violence.
One of these organizations is the Sara Organization for the Fight Against Violence Against Women, founded by a group of female teachers in Qamishlo on 1 July 2013.
The Sara Organization works to protect women's economic, political, social and legal rights and to end violence against women and children in particular.
The Sara Organization focuses on issues such as violence, rape, polygamy and early marriage, based on Family Law, in solving social problems. The organization carries out many activities to protect women's rights and raise social awareness. In addition, it provides women with support in different areas.
Committees of the Sara Organization
The Sara Organization is organized on the basis of 5 committees: justice, communication, press and archive, economy, work and monitoring violence.
Justice Committee: Examines rights violations against women, develops solution proposals and forwards unresolved files to the prosecutor's office. It has representatives in court to defend women's rights.
Communication: Favor contact between women and the organization and work on awareness.
Press and Archive Committee: Documents the organization's activities and prepares reports.
Economy Committee: Develops projects to empower women economically and organizes support programs.
Committee for Monitoring Work and Violence: Provides psychological support after the evaluation of women's social situations.
The Sara Organization operates in cities such as the Afrin-Shehba Canton, Sirin, Kobanê, Qamishlo, Hesekê and Aleppo.
It also has offices in the Washukanî, Roj and Serêkaniyê camps. Currently, 119 female employees work to support women subjected to violence.
The organization administration told ANHA that they aim to open new centers in Raqqa, Tabqa, Manbij and Deir ez-Zor.
388 cases of violence against women reported in 10 months
The Sara Organization shared the statistics on violence and crime against women in the region between 1 January and 31 October 2024 with the public.
The 388 cases were listed as follows:
10 femicides,
2 threats of murder,
90 physical violence cases,
43 suicide attempts,
12 suicides,
2 rapes,
4 burnings,
52 polygamy cases,
37 child marriages,
50 abductions,
3 prostitution cases,
6 harassment,
73 psychological violence cases.
