"Fourteen years have passed since my husband went missing. I have long since lost hope that he will return. However, I am also unable to move on because his family intervened in court when I applied for a death certificate."
"The 1953 Personal Status Law stipulates that a missing person may be declared dead by a court when the disappeared would have reached the age of 80. A legal presumption of death can also be established four years after a disappearance if it results from armed conflict."
"Without the consent of my husband's family to obtain a death certificate, I cannot remarry, inherit property, claim a pension or have full custody of my son."
Over 100,000 women in Syria struggle to move on emotionally and legally after their husbands' disappearances during the civil war. Up to 170,000 people remain missing, with many forcibly disappeared since 2011. The 1953 Personal Status Law complicates matters, requiring family consent for legal actions like obtaining a death certificate. This law restricts women's rights, preventing them from remarrying, inheriting property, or claiming pensions without male relatives' approval. The situation leaves many women, like Nora, in a state of limbo, unable to fully reclaim their lives.
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