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LF talk on domestic violence law
20-8-2019
In coordination with the Strengthening of Women’s Role division in the Lebanese Forces (LF), the Akkar LF sector, organized a talk yesterday on domestic violence in the area of Halba. During the seminar, the head of the division in Akkar, Esperence Shahin, commended the contribution of LF lawmakers to combat domestic violence through proposals aimed to modify relevant legislations. These include, Law no. 293 for the protection of women from domestic violence prepared by Kafa Organization in collaboration with NCLW. And they notably center on Articles 252 and 548 of the Penal Code aimed to intensify penalties on homicide and violence incidents against wives and women in general, Articles 503 and 504 aimed to criminalize marital rape, as well as the law for the protection of children from early marriage that sets the minimum age of marriage at 18. For her part, Nadine Saba, the Administrative Committee officer at Akkar Network for Development, expounded domestic violence incidences in the Akkar area, referring to a peak (26%) in the rate of the women’s tolerance of domestic violence. Similarly, while Kafa representative, Mustafa Akkari, clarified how Law 293 is applied, the head of the LF Activation of Women’s Role, Maya Zighrini, pointed out that the new bill expedites the reporting of domestic violence incidences. In the past, Zighrini said, security forces did not act on the reporting of similar cases, but today, things are more controllable through the hotline 1745. Battered woman should not be afraid to report, she added. (NNA, August 20, 2019)
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