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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
27-11-2017
Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women which falls on November 25 each year, the President of the Republic, Michel Aoun, declared violence against women is a form of barbarism resulting from the absence of human conscience in both men and women. Aoun’s words came during his lifting the curtain off statue in tribute to women victims of violence on the Presidential Palace road in Baabda. The President said the first thought he contemplated after his election was to work to eliminate legal gender disparities, which he maintained are still far from acting as a deterrent in reducing the incidence of violence against women. On the same occasion, the Presidential Palace’s main façade was lit in orange, the color of the campaign. Meanwhile, the United Nations launched the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence with the logo: ‘Leave no one behind: End violence against women and girls’ which will last till the Human Rights Day on December 10. In the same vein, Kafa, Enough Violence and Exploitation, kicked off its campaign, #this is also sexual violence#, as part of its continuous struggle to eradicate all the effects of the Penal Code Article 522. To recall, the Lebanese Parliament on August 16 partially scrapped Article 522 and retained relevant articles related to sex with a minor. Also, the minister of state for women’s affairs, Jean Ogassapian, said there should be in-depth studies that evaluate the difference women can forge if they seize seats in the Legislative. Ogassapian who was participating in the ‘Win With Women’ conference organized by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in cooperation with Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), said the Lebanese woman is able to make that difference. )Al Mustaqbal, Al Diyar, November 25, 26, 27, 2017)
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