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Founded in 1947, the League for Lebanese Women's Rights (LLWR) is a non-profit democratic and secular organization that works with volunteers in several branches dispersed within Lebanon. [57] The organization seeks to implement the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in Lebanon. One convention, as ...
The experiences and rights of women in the Arab world are not uniform and can vary significantly from one country to another, as well as within different communities within each country. Efforts to promote gender equality and women's empowerment are ongoing, and various organizations and activists within the region are working to address these ...
Kataeb MP Elie Marouni declared "[i]n some cases, we need to ask if women play an active role in pushing men to rape them." [34] During the meeting, a journalist and co-founder of women's rights group FE-MALE accused Marouni of offending all women in the room. On September 7, 2016, the Kataeb leader Samy Gemayel condemned Marouni's comment and ...
For example, Lebanon was a leading country in the middle east region and pioneered female rights to be enrolled in politics in 1953. Another important date in the Lebanese context to fight gender biases was 1996 where Lebanon endorsed the Convention on the Elimination all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). [1]
The Lebanese Council of Women or Lebanese Women's Council (LWC) is a women's organization in Lebanon, founded in 1952. It is an umbrella organization for the Lebanese women's movement. In 1946, the Syrian-Lebanese Women's Union split in the Lebanese Women's Union and Christian Women's Solidarity Association, who in turn created LWC by merging ...
Linda Matar (Arabic: ليندا مطر; 25 December 1925 – 2 February 2023) was a Lebanese women's rights activist, who joined the League of Lebanese Women's Rights in 1953. [1] She became president of the league in 1978, presiding for 30 years. [2] She was also president of the Lebanese Council of Women from 1996 to 2000.
Laure Moghaizel. Laure Moghaizel (1929–1997) was a Lebanese attorney and prominent women's rights advocate. [1] who was awarded the National Order of the Cedar (commander) in recognition of many years of social and public service.
Anissa Rawda Najjar (Arabic: أنيسة روضة نجار; June 26, 1913 – January 14, 2016) was a Lebanese feminist and women's rights activist. She was a co-founder and longtime leader of the Village Welfare Society (Jam`iyat In`ash Al-Qarya). As well, she introduced the Lebanon Chapter of CISV.