Death of Ayat Al-Rifai

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Ayat Al-Rifai, a young Syrian woman, was killed by her husband and parents on 31 December 2021 in the Al Moujtahed neighbourhood of Damascus. [1] [2] The official Syrian media said that she died as a result of being subjected to violence by her husband and his family. After her death, the Ministry of Information and the Syrian Commission for Family Affairs launched a "Don't Be Silent" campaign to raise awareness about issues of domestic violence. [3]

Al-Rifai's husband and parents confessed to the beatings which led to her death. [4] On 8 November 2022 according to the Syrian newspaper Al-Watan, the First Instance Criminal Court in Damascus handed down a seven year prison sentence for Al-Rifai’s husband and his father and ordered them to compensate Al-Rifai's family 15 million Syrian pounds (SYP). [5] The husband's mother was released after time served. Al-Rifai's death called attention to the lack of criminal codes in Syrian law addressing domestic violence as an crime. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "جريمة قتل في دمشق تهز الشارع العربي". BBC News (in Arabic). 6 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Campaign against gender violence launched in Syria". Prensa Latina . Havana. 14 January 2022. ProQuest   2619741729.
  3. ↑ "حملة (لا تسكتي) لمناهضة العنف ضد المرأة والتوعية بالخدمات المتاحة للناجيات". Syrian Arab News Agency (in Arabic). 6 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Husband, in-laws' confession of beating a woman to death sparks outrage in Syria". Gulf Today . 8 January 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Ayat al-Rifa'i: A Young Woman Victimized by her Family and the Law". Syrians for Truth and Justice. 19 December 2022.
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