Women and girls in cross-border conflict contexts: borders and human rights: policy and research recommendations to reduce risk for women and girls in irregular maritime migration from Lebanon to Europe (BAHR)

Lead researcher: AnnaSophia Gallagher, Christianne Aikins

Partner: Siren Associates

Duration: January - September 2024  

Countries: Lebanon

Amid record levels of attempted migration from Lebanon to Europe by sea, this research examines the safety and security outcomes of women and girls who have been returned to Lebanon after their passage to Europe was intercepted. It builds on insights from other geographies and maps the legal and practical modus operandi within Lebanon’s security institutions.  

Cognisant of trends in irregular migration from Lebanon to Europe, this research will produce a paper that is policy-oriented and identifies gaps and/or redundancies in state management, proposing actionable and realistic short and long-term recommendations. The paper will be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal or as an XCEPT research report.  

This project is one of several focused on women and girls in cross-border conflict contexts.   

For more information regarding this research, contact [email protected]