Seminar for media workers on reintegrating women prisoners in society after their release

Dar Al Amal Association and Diakonia Lebanon organized yesterday a seminar at the Editors’ Union in Beirut, devoted for the media on how to promote its role in mobilizing and rallying the public opinion to help reintegrate women inmates in their communities after serving their prison terms. Following words by the Lebanese Editors’ Union Chief, Elias Aoun, Dar Al Amal’s Director, Huda Kara and Diakonia’s Office Director in Lebanon, Rodolf Jebrayel, a graphic presentation was screened depicting the conditions of women detainees in Lebanese jails and the relevant rehabilitation programs implemented by Dar Al Amal association to this end. The officer of the prison branch, Commander Ghassan Uthman briefed the participants on related legislation, while Bassem Ahmad talked about the role of civil society in facilitating the reintegration process. To close the seminar, three inmates who have been released lately from jail elaborated on their daily suffering to this effect. (Al Mustaqbal, October 21, 2015)