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karami M, Golkhandan S, Rajabi A. Limitations of International Law in Protecting the Health and Hyginie of Asylum Seekers Women and Girls. MLJ 2025; 19 (60) :47-61
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1- Department of Law, Faculty of Humanities, Khomein Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomein, Iran.
Abstract:
| Background and Aim: Refugee women and girls need more support than other refugees. This research is about the shortcomings of the international legal system in protecting the health and hygiene of refugee women and girls, which lead to the victimization of these women. The aim of this study is to investigate the legal and practical situation of the health and hygiene of refugee women and girls and to provide solutions to strive their health and hygiene. Method: This article was conducted using a descriptive-analytical method and using existing library documents related to refugee women. Ethical Considerations: Despite the lack of enough sources, the authenticity of the texts, honesty and trustworthiness have been kept. Results: According to the study, refugee women's health and well- being are in poor condition, especially in causal camps. Refugee women's health rights are not adequately protected by the 1951 Refugee Convention and its Additional Protocol. Only States Parties are covered by this Convention, which does not specifically address the right to health. Refugee women and their physical and mntal well-being are not covered by its provisions and they are denied the protections it offers until they are granted refugee status. In such ca cases, protection of their rights to health and hygiene is made possible by international human rights law and state obligations. The host government has a legal duty to prevent, look in to and punish violations of refugee women's rights to health and safety as well as to provide redress for such violent acts. Refugee women require more protection in his area than men do. Conclusion: The vast majority of refugee women are in poor physical and mental health, and most of them are malnourished and ill. Health considerations are not well observed in the temporary camps where they reside. Access to resources that determine physical and mental health, such as water, food, shelter, and health services, is limited and discriminatory. Refugee women get poorer health outcomes than women in the host country. They are at risk of contracting communicable diseases due to the living conditions in the camps. The scope of health and safety rights for refugee women is vast and suffer from many shortcomings in the health and safety needs. The 1951 Convention and its Additional Protocol are not used on all countries due to their treaty nature. In such a situation, it is necessary to provide international human rights law to improve the health and well-being of refugee women in temporary refugee camps.
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Keywords: Refugee Women, Limitations of International Law, High Commissioner for Refugees, World Health Organization
Type of Study: Original Article |
Received: 2024/08/3 | Accepted: 2024/11/5
Received: 2024/08/3 | Accepted: 2024/11/5
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