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Lebanon promotes nationality for descendants while women’s right withheld
19-6-2019
While proposals are underway to amend the nationality law in the interest of the rights of Lebanese women, specifically that submitted by NCLW head, which was criticized as discriminatory by My Nationality is A Right for Me and My Family Campaign, President Michel Aoun, declared on June 17 that Lebanon is ready to grant citizenship to any male descendant of Lebanese origin wishing to restore it. He pointed out that the country now needs the support of Lebanese emigrants to be able to face the dire conditions and challenges at all levels, as he put it. In a related development, President Aoun asked a delegation of Maronite bishops in the Diaspora who visited him yesterday, to encourage Lebanese migrants reinstate their Lebanese nationality. This step, Aoun maintained, can facilitate Lebanese expatriates to communicate with Lebanese citizens resident in Lebanon even if they didn’t return permanently to their country of origin. Recalling, that FPM chief, foreign minister, Gebran Bassil, launched on June 7 the so-termed ‘Nationality Guide’ that sets rules to acquire the Lebanese citizenship, but which was critiqued by My Nationality Campaign for overlooking the rights of Lebanese women (https://bit.ly/2Xlqfqw). (Annahar 18,19 June 2019)
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