Women detained in Syria's Roj camp say violence, intimidation and degrading treatment have intensified since the start of 2026, according to a recent report that raises fresh concerns over the fate of women and children still held in the country's last major detention facility for foreign nationals accused of links to the Islamic State (IS) group.
The report, published last month by the Swedish-based rights organisation Repatriate the Children (RTC), draws on testimony from more than 40 women of multiple nationalities held inside the camp between January and May 2026.
Women described nightly armed raids, beatings, gunfire inside the camp, and children being separated from their mothers. The report stated that violations towards the detainees in Roj camp had increased "significantly in both frequency and severity" following developments in January 2026.
United Nations experts have previously warned that conditions in Hol and Roj camps may amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, while Amnesty International has documented allegations of gender-based violence and abuse against female detainees.
Even before the latest developments, RTC said women and children held in Roj were long exposed to what it described as "gross and systematic human rights violations".
