Crimes against women: Strong civil condemnations and calls for sever punishments

Condemning crimes against women, urging acceleration of trials and stiff verdicts
The National Commission for Lebanese Women (NCLW) condemned in a statement yesterday the latest cases of femicide in the country, and demanded the stepping up of trials and tightening penalties against domestic abusers, as well as raising awareness to the end of deterring perpetrators and protecting women from violence. The statement said that, with the deliberate targeting of women for reasons related to hegemonic masculinity, the Commission urges both government and parliament to speed up the adoption of laws determining the age of marriage to prevent marriage of minors, punish sexual harassment assaults and harshen penalties against murderers and rapists. The current situation, NCLW statement went on to say, compels a general alert by concerned associations and officials to review the penalties of domestic violence crimes. Similarly, the League for Lebanese Women’s Rights (LLWR) said that, each passing week brings another crime of femicide and adds new names to the black list of women victims, lamenting that punishment is certainly not proportional to the offense. The awareness of gender equality in humanity, rights and citizenship remains low, LLWR noted, requesting a fast ratification of a unified civil status law and an accountable policy regulating the media and raising an alternative awareness to replace the backward and outdated mindsets. To recall, Kafa organization has recorded five crimes against women in Lebanon during one month only (c.f: http://bit.ly/2Dzdxv4) . (Al Mustaqbal, AL Diyar, January 24, 2018)

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