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Draft bill to separate women’s economic rights from personal status law
4-4-2018
Insan Association held a panel discussion yesterday on ‘women and human rights in Lebanon’. The president of the association, Charles Nasrallah, highlighted the importance of the struggle for the rights of women in the country, particularly the rights of migrant domestic workers, stating that the two tracks are inseparable. Working women, Nasrallah said, whether Lebanese or foreigners, are an essential component of Lebanese society. For her part, Nisrin Dibian, social support officer at Insan, gave an overview of the conditions of MWDWs in Lebanon and the violations they suffer both in real life and in legal matters. And while PR director, Randa Dirani, presented the main achievements of the civil society organizations, notably the women and feminist groups, the head of the legal department, Claudine Khalouf, outlined the difficulties women in Lebanon face with personal status laws. She suggested that the ministry of state for women’s affairs adopt a draft bill that separates women’s economic and material rights from the confessional personal status laws. Minister Ogassapian has asked for a study which he can submit to the legal section in his ministry. (Al Mustaqbal, April 4, 2018)
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