Syrian Christians are the victims of disproportionate violence and abuse as sectarian violence continues to engulf Syria, a new report revealed in June.
Christian women are especially vulnerable to sexual abuse, while Christian men are facing pressure from both sides to join the battle, according to Vulnerability Assessment of Syria’s Christians, co-ordinated by the World Watch List’s Dennis Pastoor with analysis from political commentator Nicholas Heras. The result, the report claims, is that Christians are scared to engage in public displays of worship, while proportionally more Christian refugees are leaving Syria than any other religious or ethnic group.
Vulnerability Assessment of Syria’s Christians acknowledges that many of the struggles facing Christians in Syria are shared by the entire population, but says Christians are ‘soft targets’ and ‘particularly vulnerable’ to some things, including hostility in refugee camps, targeting by Islamist groups and criminals, and confiscation of land.
