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President supports unified personal status law, PM backs women’s political quota
2-6-2020
President Michel Aoun yesterday praised the achievements of the National Commission for Lebanese Women (NCLW) over the past three years in serving women’s issues. He congratulated NCLW members saying: “You have the competence to strengthen Lebanon’s unity, especially if you complete the unified personal status law that makes all citizens equal…. This is my advice to you, to move forward in this direction.” Aoun, who was speaking while receiving an NCLW delegation led by its president, his daughter Claudine Aoun Rukuz, vice president, Nuwar Hassan Diab, and members, at the end of the Commission’s term, pledged to provide all assistance to protect women from domestic violence. The delegation also met prime minister Hassan Diab and presented to him the proposals and draft laws submitted by NCLW, most notably: the amendment to the Law on the Protection of Women and Other Family Members from Domestic Violence, the social security law, the law relating to criminalizing sexual harassment, the law setting for setting the minimum age for marriage at 18, and the law recognizing the right of Lebanese women to confer nationality to their children. Diab for his part, restated his support and belief in the role of Lebanese women, stressing the need to activate their role within the legislative and executive authorities to contribute in the amendment and enactment of laws. He voiced his full backing of the women representation quota in the electoral law in order to allow for a larger participation in politics. Al Diyar, June 2, 2020
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