Parliamentary committee endorses definition of sexual harassment

The Parliamentary Justice and Administration Committee, led by MP Robert Ghanem, ratified yesterday the amendment of some articles in the draft law contained in Decree No. 392, dating 21/3/2017, on criminalizing sexual harassment, particularly defining the crime of sexual harassment. The ratification came after the revision of the explanatory statements of the draft and after consultation with the justice ministry and the Beirut and Tripoli Bar Associations. To note, the accelerated bill submitted by MP Ghassan Mkhaiber on 14/5/2017 has been referred for ratification at the legislative session last January. However, the size of sexist and chauvinistic comments by MPs led to postponing the approval. In this regard, a number of deputies demanded its withdrawal from Parliament to be reviewed by relevant committees in preparation for implementation. (The full text of Mkhaiber proposed bill can be found on the following link: http://bit.ly/2j8AWV9). (Annahar, Al-Mustaqbal 16 November 2017)

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