Okeil: There are more than 40,000 violations against children in conflict zones in the Middle East Ali Muhammed: We must search for new mechanisms that protect civilians, including women and children Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights released a new report entitled “Horrific Violations: The Impact of Armed Conflicts on Women & Children in the Middle East”, which monitored and analyzed the unspeakable violations that women and children are subjected to in conflict areas in the Middle East. These violations are mainly represented by arbitrary detention, physical and sexual violence, in addition to the internal displacement of women, which is a direct result of these conflicts. As for children, the report highlighted the systematic targeting and extrajudicial killing of children, in addition to the forced recruitment of children in conflict areas, and the ensuing violations such as educational deprivation. Prior to that, the report clarified the legal framework for the protection of women and children in the context of armed conflict. The report noted that over 230,000 civilians from 10 countries were killed last year in armed conflicts, more than half of this number are women and children. The Middle East region has topped the hotbeds of conflict in which the rights of women and children have been violated. Armed conflicts have dramatically increased human rights violations, thousands of civilians have been killed in these conflicts, and these conflicting parties have not distanced themselves from arbitrary practices and other human rights violations, especially those against women and children.