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LEBANON GOVERNMENT PLEDGES TO LEGISLATE

TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

 

Ministerial Statement Pledges to Legislate Against Gender-Based Violence

http://protect.kafa.org.lb:80/?q=node/49 - Arabic & English Transations

 

KAFA Campaign Towards Protection of Women in Lebanon from Family Violence

http://protect.kafa.org.lb/?q=node/1 

LEBANON: In an unprecendented and surprising development, the Ministerial Statement pledged to end violence against women, promising to work towards legislation in favor of women's rights.

This is the second time in the history of the Lebanese government that women have been included the Minsterial Statement, and the first time ever that mention has been made to violence against women with an explicit promise for legal reform.

This came as a response to a letter sent by Kafa to the cabinet calling on them to uphold the state's responsibilities to the international agreements it has ratified, particularly the Convention for the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against Women, and the Statement adopted all of the letter's recommendations.

In January 2008, Lebanon submitted its third periodic report to the CEDAW committee, and Kafa was there to push the committee into recommending to the state that the issue of violence against women be given priority. Sure enough, the committee's concluding comments to the Lebanese state made explicit reference to legislation on the issue.

Website Link for CEDAW Committee 40th Session including Review of Report of Lebanon, and CEDAW Committee Concluding Observations:

http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cedaw/cedaws40.htm

We at Kafa are all extremely excited at this Lebanon Ministerial Statement development! Slowly but surely, the campaign is moving towards its goal.





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