LEBANON RELIGIOUS LEADERS & CIVIL SOCIETY JOIN TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN & GIRLS

UN Commission on the Status of Women - Session 59 - Panel
LEBANON RELIGIOUS LEADERS & CIVIL SOCIETY
JOIN TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN & GIRLS

March 11, 2015
8:30 am – 10:00 am
Armenian Convention Center – Ballroom 1
630 2nd Ave (at 35th St.) - NYC

Distinguished Speakers:

* Ms. Danielle Hoyek - Lebanon ABAAD (Dimensions) Resource Center for Gender Equality, Founder & Lawyer

* Mr. Heiner Bielefeldt - UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief – Video Statement

*Cheikh Abdel-Halim Charara - Lebanon Muslim Religious Leader Representative

* Father Boulous Wehbe - Lebanon Christian Religious Leader Representative

* Ms. Rashida Manjoo - UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women - Statement

* Mr. Anthony Keedi – Lebanon ABAAD (Dimensions) Resource Center for Gender Equality, Engaging Men Program Manager

Moderator: Ms. Lois A. Herman - Women's UN Report Network, WUNRN Founder/Coordinator