On its anniversary, the League for Lebanese women’s rights highlights gender discrimination in laws

The League for Lebanese Women’s Rights celebrated last Wednesday the anniversary of its establishment at the Russian Cultural Centre.  The event was attended by representatives of women and cultural organisations.  LLWR member Khadija Karaouni noted in her speech that the main goal of the League is to struggle for social justice and for equal citizenship.  LLWR president, Azza Horr Mrooeh, spoke about true independence, the repercussions of the current political and confessional system, the present social and economic crisis and the recent reemergence of the popular protest movement.  At the level of women’s rights, Mrooeh added that stark discrimination remains in the nationality laws, the penal code, family laws and some clauses of the newly passed law to protect women from family violence.  Mrooeh concluded by highlighting the establishment of a new grouping of women organisations in a step which reflects women’s active participation in the popular protest movement and of which LLWR is member.  She hoped that this new grouping will further develop and mainstream into the popular movement for freedom, democracy and equality. (Al Mustakbal, 27 October 2015)