Women’s empowerment Archives

Q&A with Hala Khdeer: “Women cannot achieve gender balance alone”

Hala Khdeer, TDA trainer and former Executive Director of the Syrian League for Citizenship, speaks to TDA on the opportunities and obstacles for women’s political participation in Syria. Khdeer led a 15-session series on women’s political empowerment organized by...

April 29, 2021

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Shared Experiences Among Syrian Detainees

Publications Publications: Research Supporting Survivors of Arbitrary Detention

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Shared Experiences Among Syrian Detainees

Publication date: November 2020 View PDF: English / Arabic This report gives a basic understanding of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Syria, particularly in prison facilities. It starts with a historical context providing information on the history of SGBV...

November 5, 2020

Stories

“Now I am free”: Survivors of arbitrary detention find renewed hope

Hanadi Hussein, a survivor of arbitrary detention in Syria, participated in the program “Advancing Justice and Accountability for Detainees and the Disappeared), co-implemented by The Day After. Hanadi documented her story in the book “So I’m not kept in the...

May 8, 2020

“So I’m Not Kept in the Shadows”: Oral Memories of Syrian Women Survivors of Detention

Publications Publications: Research Supporting Survivors of Arbitrary Detention

“So I’m Not Kept in the Shadows”: Oral Memories of Syrian Women Survivors of Detention

The book documents the experiences of women survivors of arbitrary detention who participated in workshops and trainings organized by The Day After, and these stories represent part of women's experiences with political and social violence as well as other forms...

October 23, 2019

Gender-Sensitive Transitional Justice in Syria

Publications Publications: Research

Gender-Sensitive Transitional Justice in Syria

This report uses gender analysis as a tool to understand the impact of conflict, crime, and human rights violations on women and girls in Syria, in order to support the efforts to build transitional gender-sensitive justice in a future Syria.

September 24, 2019

Stories

Women former detainees learn the importance of documentation and oral histories

8 May 2019 – Seven women survivors of arbitrary detention met with representatives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR); the Canadian government; and the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM), the UN mechanism...

May 8, 2019

Discussion session promotes the role of civil society groups

Stories Supporting Communities Through TDA’s Communicators Team

Discussion session promotes the role of civil society groups

1 May 2019 – On 22nd of April 2019, TDA team held a discussion session titled “The Concepts of Civil Society and the Role of Civil Teams” in Marea, northern Aleppo countryside, in collaboration with the local women’s office...

May 1, 2019

Stories

TDA builds capacity on gender justice

On 22 March 2019, TDA Excutive Director Mutasem Al-Syoufi participated in a 3-day training workshop on gender-based justice. The workshop was organized by Syrian Women League in Beirut, Lebanon. The following topics were discussed: Importance of deepening the concept...

March 25, 2019

TDA holds celebratory event on International Women’s Day

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TDA holds celebratory event on International Women’s Day

15 March 2019 – To mark the occasion of International Woman’s Day 2019, TDA’s Communicators Team held a celebration event in Azaz, northen Aleppo, in collaboration with the Souriana Al Amal team. TDA invited 35 women from local councils,...

March 15, 2019

Workshop for women former detainees focuses on advocacy and transitional justice

Stories

Workshop for women former detainees focuses on advocacy and transitional justice

15 February 2019 – 18 women survivors of arbitrary detention in Syria participated in a 6-day workshop organized by The Day After to improve their understanding of advocacy and transitional justice. The workshop took place in Istanbul on January...

February 15, 2019

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Tag: Women's empowerment

Q&A with Hala Khdeer: “Women cannot achieve gender balance alone”

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Shared Experiences Among Syrian Detainees

“Now I am free”: Survivors of arbitrary detention find renewed hope

“So I’m Not Kept in the Shadows”: Oral Memories of Syrian Women Survivors of Detention

Gender-Sensitive Transitional Justice in Syria

Women former detainees learn the importance of documentation and oral histories

Discussion session promotes the role of civil society groups

TDA builds capacity on gender justice

TDA holds celebratory event on International Women’s Day

Workshop for women former detainees focuses on advocacy and transitional justice

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