Women in AlHusainiya Camp for Palestinian refugees have been denied their basic rights. Many of them have lost their children and/or husbands as a result of war-related incidents. Several others have been forcibly disappeared.
Palestinian refugee women have also been deprived of healthcare services. The nearest public hospital is located at a distance of over 25 kilometers from the camp. Women continue to denounce the mistreatment they have been subjected to at UNRWA-run clinics.
Several women have also been the sole breadwinners of their female-headed households. Many of them have been in debt.