Awareness raising seminar in Ayruniyyeh – Baddawi entitled “CEDAW safeguards your rights”

The scientific, social and environmental club of Ayruniyyeh – Baddawi organized last week a seminar entitled “CEDAW safeguards your rights”, which focused on women’s rights and legislations covered by CEDAW and attended by the Club’s president, Mr. Moustafa Abulaziz Saadeh , the President of Equality Association Sara2 Dannaoui, the media man Wafiq Houari, and with the participation of a number of Lebanese and Syrian displaced women and activists.

Saadeh begun by welcoming the participants and called for pooling efforts of civil society and the state so as to contribute to the advancement of the nation.  Houari then introduced the Convention and highlighted its importance and its pioneering role in spreading awareness.  He spoke of some mechanisms to address discrimination against women and went through legislation which protects women’s rights.  The seminar concluded with a question and answers session and booklets on CEDAW and on women’s rights distributed to the audience.
Source: Al-Mustaqbal 3 March 2014