NCLW condemns religious extremism and calls for a greater women’s role in decision making

The National Commission for Lebanese Women (NCLW) denounced in its executive bureau meeting yesterday what it called the series of terrorist incidents threatening the Arab world, stressing the ‘significance of national dialogue in checking religious extremism and in reviving state institutions in Lebanon starting with the presidential election that will strengthen national unity.’ The Commission reiterated its demands for the enactment of a new electoral law that ‘devotes a number of seats for women by not less than 30% of the total number of Parliament seats.’ This women quota, it explained, will enable women to actively participate in decision making processes and to address challenges, such a physical and mental violence, marginalization and exclusion from public and political life.

(Source: An Nahar, Al Mustaqbal, July 3, 2015)