Latest items for Lebanon
Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"14.0 births per 1000 population"
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"14.0 births per 1000 population"
Sept. 7, 2023, 12:33 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: DV-LAW-1, DTCP-LAW-1
"Even though parliament passed a law that protects women from family violence in 2014, and then amended it in 2020 to pave the way for today’s protection orders, there are still many ways abusers can get away with violence. There are 18 officially recognised religious sects in the country, and 15 of them have their own laws and courts. [Zoya] Rouhana [of NGO Kafa] said that, in some cases, 'the religious laws discriminate against women and put them into subordinate positions, asking the women to obey their husbands.' Religious courts cannot interfere with civil courts and protection orders, but they are in charge of issues like marriage, divorce, and custody....more
Variables: DV-LAW-1, DTCP-LAW-1
"Even though parliament passed a law that protects women from family violence in 2014, and then amended it in 2020 to pave the way for today’s protection orders, there are still many ways abusers can get away with violence. There are 18 officially recognised religious sects in the country, and 15 of them have their own laws and courts. [Zoya] Rouhana [of NGO Kafa] said that, in some cases, 'the religious laws discriminate against women and put them into subordinate positions, asking the women to obey their husbands.' Religious courts cannot interfere with civil courts and protection orders, but they are in charge of issues like marriage, divorce, and custody....more
Sept. 7, 2023, 12:33 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-3
"Gouri [a 23-year-old woman who has suffered abuse from her husband] now believes that she was subjected to life-long conditioning that normalised her abuse. 'Women are not respected in Lebanon, because of traditions and rules in society…[like] "You cannot be divorced, it's shameful to be divorced",' she said. 'I was also conditioned to believe this, until...I said, "No, I'm not going to stay this way" ' " (para 34-35).
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-3
"Gouri [a 23-year-old woman who has suffered abuse from her husband] now believes that she was subjected to life-long conditioning that normalised her abuse. 'Women are not respected in Lebanon, because of traditions and rules in society…[like] "You cannot be divorced, it's shameful to be divorced",' she said. 'I was also conditioned to believe this, until...I said, "No, I'm not going to stay this way" ' " (para 34-35).
Sept. 7, 2023, 12:33 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"[Zoya] Rouhana [of NGO Kafa] said that, in some cases, 'the religious laws discriminate against women and put them into subordinate positions, asking the women to obey their husbands' " (para 29).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"[Zoya] Rouhana [of NGO Kafa] said that, in some cases, 'the religious laws discriminate against women and put them into subordinate positions, asking the women to obey their husbands' " (para 29).
Sept. 7, 2023, 12:33 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"The numbers of people who received help from the Lebanese NGO Kafa – which aims to eliminate all forms of gender-based violence and exploitation – show a general upward trend over the past five years: 1,082 in 2017, 1,107 in 2018, 907 in 2019, 1,583 in 2020 (when many parts of the world saw a rise in gender-based violence during COVID-19 lockdowns), and 1,396 in 2021. 'The problems that exist in Lebanon are exacerbating the problem of [domestic violence]. With this economic and financial crisis, the social crisis, things are getting worse in Lebanon,' Kafa’s director, Zoya Rouhana, told The New Humanitarian. ABAAD said 1,090 women sought its services during...more
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"The numbers of people who received help from the Lebanese NGO Kafa – which aims to eliminate all forms of gender-based violence and exploitation – show a general upward trend over the past five years: 1,082 in 2017, 1,107 in 2018, 907 in 2019, 1,583 in 2020 (when many parts of the world saw a rise in gender-based violence during COVID-19 lockdowns), and 1,396 in 2021. 'The problems that exist in Lebanon are exacerbating the problem of [domestic violence]. With this economic and financial crisis, the social crisis, things are getting worse in Lebanon,' Kafa’s director, Zoya Rouhana, told The New Humanitarian. ABAAD said 1,090 women sought its services during...more
Sept. 7, 2023, 12:33 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"All through the first eight years of her marriage, Gouri’s husband abused her. But as Lebanon’s massive financial crisis plunged the household into economic distress, the violence got worse. Gouri, 23, who asked that her name be changed for fear of retribution, told The New Humanitarian that at the beginning of the marriage the abuse was mostly emotional – her husband constantly insulted her – but gradually he began to physically hurt Gouri and her son, too. 'During the economic crisis, I had my second baby, a baby girl. [Then] his violence increased; he beat me almost every day,' recalled the mother of two from Lebanon’s Chouf region, south of...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"All through the first eight years of her marriage, Gouri’s husband abused her. But as Lebanon’s massive financial crisis plunged the household into economic distress, the violence got worse. Gouri, 23, who asked that her name be changed for fear of retribution, told The New Humanitarian that at the beginning of the marriage the abuse was mostly emotional – her husband constantly insulted her – but gradually he began to physically hurt Gouri and her son, too. 'During the economic crisis, I had my second baby, a baby girl. [Then] his violence increased; he beat me almost every day,' recalled the mother of two from Lebanon’s Chouf region, south of...more
Sept. 7, 2023, 12:33 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Many women are loath to press charges or seek an order of protection..., and – as is the case worldwide – gender-based violence continues to go underreported. [NGO] Kafa’s Rouhana said many women fear retaliation from their husbands or families if they go to the authorities about their abuse. 'The issue of violence against women is not like it was before: It’s not a taboo. But some women still don’t dare to take the steps to speak out, especially if their family is not supportive of them,' she said" (para 21-22).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Many women are loath to press charges or seek an order of protection..., and – as is the case worldwide – gender-based violence continues to go underreported. [NGO] Kafa’s Rouhana said many women fear retaliation from their husbands or families if they go to the authorities about their abuse. 'The issue of violence against women is not like it was before: It’s not a taboo. But some women still don’t dare to take the steps to speak out, especially if their family is not supportive of them,' she said" (para 21-22).
Sept. 7, 2023, 12:33 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: LRCM-LAW-3
"[I]ncest rape is not a crime in Lebanese law" (para 32).
Variables: LRCM-LAW-3
"[I]ncest rape is not a crime in Lebanese law" (para 32).
Sept. 7, 2023, 12:33 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-2
" 'If the rapist is a family member, he would be treated as any normal rapist, meaning he might get out in three or five years depending on the judge and the lawyers,' [Mohammad] Mansour [director of the Resource Center for Gender Equality] explained. If the rapist is the victim’s parent, they could very well emerge from prison and remain their legal guardian, he added" (para 33).
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-2
" 'If the rapist is a family member, he would be treated as any normal rapist, meaning he might get out in three or five years depending on the judge and the lawyers,' [Mohammad] Mansour [director of the Resource Center for Gender Equality] explained. If the rapist is the victim’s parent, they could very well emerge from prison and remain their legal guardian, he added" (para 33).
Sept. 7, 2023, 12:33 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: LRW-LAW-4
"ABAAD successfully campaigned in 2017 to abolish an article that stated a rapist could marry their victim to avoid prosecution" (para 32).
Variables: LRW-LAW-4
"ABAAD successfully campaigned in 2017 to abolish an article that stated a rapist could marry their victim to avoid prosecution" (para 32).
Sept. 7, 2023, 12:33 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: MURDER-DATA-2
"Calls to resources that provide help are up... and, according to Mohammad Mansour, deputy director of the Resource Center for Gender Equality (ABAAD), an NGO that advocates for gender equality in the Middle East and North Africa, so are murders: Mansour told The New Humanitarian that the first seven months of 2022 saw 14 women killed by their partners in Lebanon, compared to 18 in the whole of 2021" (para 7).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-2
"Calls to resources that provide help are up... and, according to Mohammad Mansour, deputy director of the Resource Center for Gender Equality (ABAAD), an NGO that advocates for gender equality in the Middle East and North Africa, so are murders: Mansour told The New Humanitarian that the first seven months of 2022 saw 14 women killed by their partners in Lebanon, compared to 18 in the whole of 2021" (para 7).
Sept. 7, 2023, 12:33 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"When her husband tried to shoot and kill her six-year-old son in May of this year, Gouri decided enough was enough. She told trusted family members what had been going on, sought help from a local NGO that helped find safe shelter for herself and her children, and obtained a court order of protection against her husband” (para 4). "Calls to resources that provide help are up...and, according to Mohammad Mansour, deputy director of the Resource Center for Gender Equality (ABAAD), an NGO that advocates for gender equality in the Middle East and North Africa, so are murders: Mansour told The New Humanitarian that the first seven months of 2022...more
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"When her husband tried to shoot and kill her six-year-old son in May of this year, Gouri decided enough was enough. She told trusted family members what had been going on, sought help from a local NGO that helped find safe shelter for herself and her children, and obtained a court order of protection against her husband” (para 4). "Calls to resources that provide help are up...and, according to Mohammad Mansour, deputy director of the Resource Center for Gender Equality (ABAAD), an NGO that advocates for gender equality in the Middle East and North Africa, so are murders: Mansour told The New Humanitarian that the first seven months of 2022...more
Sept. 7, 2023, 12:33 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"It has become more expensive to make a phone call since July, as government-owned telecoms companies set higher rates to deal with the cost of fuel to run their generators. This makes reaching out to a helpline even more difficult, [Mohammad] Mansour [deputy director of the Resource Center for Gender Equality] said. 'Due to the economic situation, people are letting go of their phones. So now, for the whole household there is just one phone, usually [owned] by the husband, or the man, the father, [making] it hard for women...to contact us.' In July the NGO Mercy Corps said the hike in telecoms prices were preventing people in need from...more
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"It has become more expensive to make a phone call since July, as government-owned telecoms companies set higher rates to deal with the cost of fuel to run their generators. This makes reaching out to a helpline even more difficult, [Mohammad] Mansour [deputy director of the Resource Center for Gender Equality] said. 'Due to the economic situation, people are letting go of their phones. So now, for the whole household there is just one phone, usually [owned] by the husband, or the man, the father, [making] it hard for women...to contact us.' In July the NGO Mercy Corps said the hike in telecoms prices were preventing people in need from...more
Sept. 7, 2023, 12:33 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-1
"[P]arliament passed a law that protects women from family violence in 2014, and then amended it in 2020 to pave the way for today’s protection orders" (para 28).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-1
"[P]arliament passed a law that protects women from family violence in 2014, and then amended it in 2020 to pave the way for today’s protection orders" (para 28).
Sept. 7, 2023, 12:33 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: LRW-LAW-1, LRW-LAW-2
" 'If the rapist is a family member, he would be treated as any normal rapist, meaning he might get out in three or five years depending on the judge and the lawyers,' [Mohammad] Mansour [director of the Resource Center for Gender Equality] explained" (para 33).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1, LRW-LAW-2
" 'If the rapist is a family member, he would be treated as any normal rapist, meaning he might get out in three or five years depending on the judge and the lawyers,' [Mohammad] Mansour [director of the Resource Center for Gender Equality] explained" (para 33).
Sept. 7, 2023, 12:33 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"The numbers of people who received help from the Lebanese NGO Kafa – which aims to eliminate all forms of gender-based violence and exploitation – show a general upward trend over the past five years: 1,082 in 2017, 1,107 in 2018, 907 in 2019, 1,583 in 2020 (when many parts of the world saw a rise in gender-based violence during COVID-19 lockdowns), and 1,396 in 2021. 'The problems that exist in Lebanon are exacerbating the problem of [domestic violence]. With this economic and financial crisis, the social crisis, things are getting worse in Lebanon,' [NGO] Kafa’s director, Zoya Rouhana, told The New Humanitarian. ABAAD said 1,090 women sought its services...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"The numbers of people who received help from the Lebanese NGO Kafa – which aims to eliminate all forms of gender-based violence and exploitation – show a general upward trend over the past five years: 1,082 in 2017, 1,107 in 2018, 907 in 2019, 1,583 in 2020 (when many parts of the world saw a rise in gender-based violence during COVID-19 lockdowns), and 1,396 in 2021. 'The problems that exist in Lebanon are exacerbating the problem of [domestic violence]. With this economic and financial crisis, the social crisis, things are getting worse in Lebanon,' [NGO] Kafa’s director, Zoya Rouhana, told The New Humanitarian. ABAAD said 1,090 women sought its services...more
Sept. 7, 2023, 12:33 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Women’s rights advocates say... Lebanon’s economic collapse has led to greater stress in homes, equating to more gender-based violence against women and girls…[Mohammad] Mansour, whose NGO was Gouri’s first point of call and put The New Humanitarian in touch with her, said the severity and frequency of violence against women in Lebanon is rising due to the increased level of stress from the economic crisis coupled with 'cultural norms that oppress, degrade, and accept violence against women' " (para 5, 9). "Women's rights campaigners say that even if the courts were functioning and could approve protection orders, they alone are not enough to keep women safe" (para 27). "[Director of...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Women’s rights advocates say... Lebanon’s economic collapse has led to greater stress in homes, equating to more gender-based violence against women and girls…[Mohammad] Mansour, whose NGO was Gouri’s first point of call and put The New Humanitarian in touch with her, said the severity and frequency of violence against women in Lebanon is rising due to the increased level of stress from the economic crisis coupled with 'cultural norms that oppress, degrade, and accept violence against women' " (para 5, 9). "Women's rights campaigners say that even if the courts were functioning and could approve protection orders, they alone are not enough to keep women safe" (para 27). "[Director of...more
Aug. 28, 2023, 9:46 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: ERBG-DATA-4
"Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) is '24.5%.'" "Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) is '17.2%.'"
Variables: ERBG-DATA-4
"Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) is '24.5%.'" "Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) is '17.2%.'"
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Central African Rep, Egypt, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
4.0
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
4.0
April 30, 2023, 5:44 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"In Lebanon, civil marriage is forbidden. Religious authorities control marriage, divorce, and where children live after divorce, and there are 15 religious court systems, each with different rules."
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"In Lebanon, civil marriage is forbidden. Religious authorities control marriage, divorce, and where children live after divorce, and there are 15 religious court systems, each with different rules."
March 8, 2023, 3:57 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"An online search using PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases was performed. The snowball method was used to extract other publications. The following keywords were used: Arab/Islamic communities/populations, consanguineous marriage, and consanguinity. Apart from the exception of the Islamic Jurisprudence Council of the Islamic World League in 1990, only studies between 2007 and February 2022" (5). Table 2 summarizes important statistics regarding the range of rates of consanguineous and first-cousin marriages in Arabic populations: Lebanon's overall consanguineous marriage ranges from 12.80-42.00% (7).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"An online search using PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases was performed. The snowball method was used to extract other publications. The following keywords were used: Arab/Islamic communities/populations, consanguineous marriage, and consanguinity. Apart from the exception of the Islamic Jurisprudence Council of the Islamic World League in 1990, only studies between 2007 and February 2022" (5). Table 2 summarizes important statistics regarding the range of rates of consanguineous and first-cousin marriages in Arabic populations: Lebanon's overall consanguineous marriage ranges from 12.80-42.00% (7).
Feb. 23, 2023, 7:17 p.m.
Countries: Greece, Lebanon, Morocco, Portugal, Spain
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"In Spain, Portugal and Greece, laws on property ownership and inheritance do not discriminate against women, while in Lebanon and Morocco, laws continue to favour men and sons, to the detriment of women and daughters" (16).
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"In Spain, Portugal and Greece, laws on property ownership and inheritance do not discriminate against women, while in Lebanon and Morocco, laws continue to favour men and sons, to the detriment of women and daughters" (16).
Feb. 23, 2023, 7:17 p.m.
Countries: Greece, Lebanon, Morocco, Portugal, Spain
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"In Spain, Portugal and Greece, laws on property ownership and inheritance do not discriminate against women, while in Lebanon and Morocco, laws continue to favour men and sons, to the detriment of women and daughters" (16).
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"In Spain, Portugal and Greece, laws on property ownership and inheritance do not discriminate against women, while in Lebanon and Morocco, laws continue to favour men and sons, to the detriment of women and daughters" (16).
Feb. 3, 2023, 1:54 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
"'Definitely women are doubly harmed because religious laws do not grant them the same rights as men when it comes to inheritance or children custody or even the right to divorce in the Shia community,' Fayyad added" (para 7).
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
"'Definitely women are doubly harmed because religious laws do not grant them the same rights as men when it comes to inheritance or children custody or even the right to divorce in the Shia community,' Fayyad added" (para 7).
Feb. 3, 2023, 1:54 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"Family law in Lebanon falls under the ruling of religious courts so each sect dictates its own rules concerning marriage, divorce, inheritance and custody, which are mostly unfair to women across all confessions" (para 2).
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"Family law in Lebanon falls under the ruling of religious courts so each sect dictates its own rules concerning marriage, divorce, inheritance and custody, which are mostly unfair to women across all confessions" (para 2).
Feb. 3, 2023, 1:49 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1
"As a result, Muslim women generally inherit half of what their male relatives inherit, and a non-Muslim widow cannot inherit property or assets from her late husband" (6).
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1
"As a result, Muslim women generally inherit half of what their male relatives inherit, and a non-Muslim widow cannot inherit property or assets from her late husband" (6).
Feb. 3, 2023, 1:49 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"Article 215 of the Law on Contracts and Obligations guarantees women and men have the same rights with respect to concluding contracts and administering property" (11). "There are currently no provisions in Lebanon’s laws that hinder women from opening a bank account or taking out a loan, but there are also no provisions to prevent creditors from discriminating based on gender or marital status" (12).
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"Article 215 of the Law on Contracts and Obligations guarantees women and men have the same rights with respect to concluding contracts and administering property" (11). "There are currently no provisions in Lebanon’s laws that hinder women from opening a bank account or taking out a loan, but there are also no provisions to prevent creditors from discriminating based on gender or marital status" (12).
Feb. 3, 2023, 1:49 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
"The 1959 Civil Law of Inheritance, regulated by civil courts, gives women and men equal rights to inherit as well as to share their inheritance (KVINFO, n.d.). Personal Status Codes also govern inheritance, which often negate the equality set out in the civil law. Where inheritance for Christians and Jews is governed by the 1959 law, Muslims abide by Sharia’s inheritance rules as interpreted by the various sectarian groups" (6).
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
"The 1959 Civil Law of Inheritance, regulated by civil courts, gives women and men equal rights to inherit as well as to share their inheritance (KVINFO, n.d.). Personal Status Codes also govern inheritance, which often negate the equality set out in the civil law. Where inheritance for Christians and Jews is governed by the 1959 law, Muslims abide by Sharia’s inheritance rules as interpreted by the various sectarian groups" (6).
Feb. 3, 2023, 1:49 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"Some personal status codes prevent the transfer of property between confessions (Pollard, 2016). This creates a conundrum for inter-faith marriages where a woman who marries a man from a religious confession other than her own (e.g. Greek Orthodox woman marries a Shia man) is unable to transfer her property to her children (Pollard, 2016). The only Muslim denomination in Lebanon that strays from these rules and allows the writing of a will for one’s estate are Druze (Mikdashi, 2010)" (6). "Children born to Lebanese women and non-Lebanese fathers are subject to discriminatory inheritance laws. Lebanese mothers of children with a foreign father cannot pass on family property or land because...more
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"Some personal status codes prevent the transfer of property between confessions (Pollard, 2016). This creates a conundrum for inter-faith marriages where a woman who marries a man from a religious confession other than her own (e.g. Greek Orthodox woman marries a Shia man) is unable to transfer her property to her children (Pollard, 2016). The only Muslim denomination in Lebanon that strays from these rules and allows the writing of a will for one’s estate are Druze (Mikdashi, 2010)" (6). "Children born to Lebanese women and non-Lebanese fathers are subject to discriminatory inheritance laws. Lebanese mothers of children with a foreign father cannot pass on family property or land because...more
Feb. 3, 2023, 1:49 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1
"Under Hanafi Law, a woman can stipulate certain conditions in her marriage contract that ensures her right to initiate divorce under certain circumstances and the right to half of her spouse’s property in the case she is not to blame for a divorce (Mikdashi, 2010). If these conditions have not been stipulated within the marriage contract, then a woman is still able to ask for a divorce under certain conditions, but must forgo her alimony and belated dowry (mu’akhar) (Mikdashi, 2010)" (5). "There are no laws – civil or religious – that value a woman’s non-monetary contributions to a household – which contributes to further discrimination when courts determine allocation...more
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1
"Under Hanafi Law, a woman can stipulate certain conditions in her marriage contract that ensures her right to initiate divorce under certain circumstances and the right to half of her spouse’s property in the case she is not to blame for a divorce (Mikdashi, 2010). If these conditions have not been stipulated within the marriage contract, then a woman is still able to ask for a divorce under certain conditions, but must forgo her alimony and belated dowry (mu’akhar) (Mikdashi, 2010)" (5). "There are no laws – civil or religious – that value a woman’s non-monetary contributions to a household – which contributes to further discrimination when courts determine allocation...more