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Ogassapian praises Jordan for scrapping article allowing rapist to escape punishment

25-4-2017

The minister of state for women’s affairs, Jean Ogassapian, commended yesterday on the bold decision by the Jordanian government to scrap a provision that allowed the rapist to escape punishment if he marries his victim for at least three years. Ogassapian stressed that Lebanon should revoke the article that turns the blind eye to rape and strips women of their human dignity. “It is high time for the Lebanese government to abolish this humiliating legislation and replace it with provisions that enforce harsher penalties on anyone who commits an act of rape,” he said, noting that this step is key in strengthening and protecting the rights of women and in setting up a civilized legislative system to maintain that. On the other hand, Ogassapian disclosed that the ministry of interior, upon his request, has said it will introduce a ‘sex’ question to the application of any candidate in any upcoming electoral process in order to facilitate the work of the ministry when counting the number of male and female nominees and avoid any mix-up of names. (Al Mustaqbal, April 25, 2017)
 

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“Visit Lebanon 2017”: Multilateral project to promote tourism

24-4-2017

In the presence of representatives of tourism agencies, syndicates and the media, the minister of tourism, Avedis Guidanian, announced on Friday the launch on May 25th and 26th of the ‘Visit Lebanon 2017’ project. Guidanian said the initiative, organized by exhibition planner in Europe and North Africa, Global Network, seeks to promote Lebanon as a touristic destination aided with the present atmosphere of security and political stability. The 2-day forum event, Guidanian explained, is expected to attract the largest number of travel and leisure companies, tour operators, festival and conference organizers, and others. The aim is to introduce them to the country and facilitate meetings and ultimately the signing of deals with hotels, restaurants, congress centers, etc. The minister revealed that the first campaign has been kicked off and targeted all sectors of tourism outside Lebanon. So far, he added, and through direct contacts and social networking, around 850 companies from 60 countries have showed interest to participate. Thanking tourism sectors for their responsiveness and cooperation to implement the project, the tourism minister did not forget to commend the role of the private sector in helping those companies become exceptional and boom. (Al Diyar, April 21, 2017)

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Artistic exhibition aiming at revoking Article 522

24-4-2017

In the framework of civil society’s activities to eradicate Article 522 of the Penal Code which exempts a rapist from legal pursuits if he decided to marry his victim, Abaad organization held an artistic exhibition along the capital’s coastal walkway. Under the slogan, ‘a white dress does not cover rape’, some 31 wedding dresses proudly made of white lace and wrapping paper by Lebanese fashion designer Mirreille Honain hung between palm trees on the Corniche of Ain Mreisseh. To recall, the Parliament’s Administration and Justice Committee studying the amendment of the 1st Chapter of the 7th Section of the Penal Code which covers all crimes related to the violation of honor, has abolished Article 522 and submitted it to the Parliament for ratification. Honain told AFP that she designed the dresses in Paris where she lives and brought them to Lebanon. They are made out of white paper to highlight the transient nature of such marriages and of relevant laws in effect, she explained. “I hung up the dresses, because this type of law is demeaning to women,” she added. For her part, the campaign officer in Abaad, Alya Awada, stressed that during 31 days of every month and every single day, a woman could be raped and forced to marry her rapist. Abaad, Awada explained, is trying as much as possible to bring focus on the subject to tell the Parliament that the time is now to cancel Article 522. Likewise, the minister of state for women’s affairs, Jean Ogassapian, who had joined the activists, described the Article as coming from the “Stone Age”, and said that the draft law is among the items on the list of the upcoming agenda of the Parliament. (An Nahar, April 24, 2017)

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Promoting young women’s engagement in ICT

24-4-2017

On the annual Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Day on April 4, the College of Sciences and Information Systems organized a seminar last Thursday at the MEA Conference Hall of Rafik Hariri University (RHU) campus in the town of Meshref south of Beirut. On the occasion, College dean, Mohamad Ibrahim Laddan, said that RHU is the only institution in Lebanon that has an academic membership in the International Communication Union (ITU) which organized the ICT day celebrated in April of each year in over 150 countries across the world. Ladon maintained that the prime objective of the said day is to create an environment that enables and inspires young Lebanese women to pursue their studies in the field of ICT. "This industry is developing very rapidly and controls every detail of our virtual daily life,” Laddan stated. A number of women students from the university and neighboring schools attended the event to learn about the experiences of pioneering women and their leadership role in the sector. (Al Mustaqbal, April 22, 2017.)

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LLWB and Torch cooperation to promote women’s integration in knowledge economy

21-4-2017

The Lebanese League for Women in Business (LLWB) and Torch Academy exchanged yesterday a memorandum of understanding to support the knowledge of economy in Lebanon. The purpose of the MoU is reportedly to strengthen cooperation between the two sides. According to Torch chair, former MP Ginwa Jaloul, the Academy will organize training programs that speed up and facilitate the integration of women in the IT economy of knowledge. For her part, LLWB president, Carmen Zgheib, considered the signing as an achievement in view of the Academy’s credibility and proficiency in training. (Al Mustaqbal, April 21, 2017)

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Judge of urgent matters unprecedentedly sides with the mother and her infant daughter

21-4-2017

In an unprecedented move, the Judge of Urgent Matters in Nabatiyeh, Ahmad Mizher, ruled yesterday in the case of Reemanda Sharifi allowing her to take custody of her infant Manisa and breastfeed her as she demanded this requiring the father to hand his daughter over to her mother under the penalty of a LBP 10 million for each day of delay in the implementation of the ruling. It should be noted, that the mother has filed the lawsuit the day before yesterday, but that the judge acted instantaneously realizing the high risk on the baby’s life. On the verdict, a human rights source told Al Modon electronic portal that the decision constituted a precedent in the Lebanese courts, where the judge of urgent matters has used the powers given him to lift the danger paused on a child’s life. To recall, in routine proceedings and hearings, the case would have dragged on, especially that the jurisdiction party in such matters is the Sharia Courts, the source stated. (Al Mustaqbal, An Nahar, April 21, 2017)

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Ogassapian pledges to improve conditions of women inmates

21-4-2017

The minister of state for women’s affairs, Jean Ogassapian, pressed yesterday the need for solidarity of all components of society to improve the situation inside women’s prisons in Lebanon and avert unwanted violence or poor lifestyle choices after the release of female convicts. During his visit to the Barbar Prison for Women in Verdun, Beirut, Ogassapian stressed to inmates his ministry’s sincere efforts to improve their social conditions starting from society which could have very well been unfair to them forcing them to end up in prison cells. He promised to upgrade the humanitarian and life standards inside detention centers with special focus on women’s needs and privacy matters. Ogassapian underlined the importance of educating women inmates during their imprisonment term through training and dialogue sessions that allow them to spell out the motives behind their unlawful acts. He promised that his ministry will step up awareness campaigns for women in the different Lebanese regions through rehabilitation courses that aim to normalize the notion of resorting to the law for resolving a dispute instead of choosing spontaneous reactionary acts, and inspire them to become morally and financially independent. This, Ogassapian noted, will strengthen a woman’s identity and self-esteem while helping her to face any attempts to abuse or humiliate her. In conclusion, the minister pledged to follow-up on the issue for the better. (Al Mustaqbal, April 21, 2017)

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Government covers cost of Lebanese participation in international fairs

21-4-2017

Following the Cabinet’s approval to support the participation of Lebanon’s food industries in three international agro-food fairs, Gulfood, Anuga and Fancy Food Show, the chair of the Investment Development Authority of Lebanon (IDAL), Nabil Itani, handed a cheque with the sum allocated for Gulfood to the head of the Syndicate of Owners of Food Industries, Ahmad Hotait. Itani emphasized IDAL’s continuous backing of productive sectors in the country, notably, agro-food industries, particularly in the promotion and investment services. Itani urged all similar industries seeking to export their products to apply for participation in the upcoming Fancy Food Show (NYC, June 2017) and Anuga (Germany, October 2017). Likewise, Hotait stressed that such support allows local industries to be present at expos “under a unified Lebanese pavilion and to achieve two main targets which are: marketing the production of each participant company and promoting Lebanon as a pioneering and reliable producing state,” as he said. It should be noted, that some 42 agro-food institutions showcased their products in the Gulfood Fair between February 26 and March 2. (Al Hayat, April 21, 2017)
 
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Parliamentary committee passes amended personal status law for Druze community

20-4-2017

The Parliamentary Committee for Administration and Justice headed by MP Robert Ghanem approved yesterday the amendment of the personal status law of the Druze community in Lebanon. To recall, the request to modify the above legislation has been the culmination of efforts by several women Druze organizations in Mount Lebanon. These groups have lately met with the head of the Democratic Gathering Walid Jumblat, to this effect and to inform him on the provisions within the law which need modification, particularly those related to family relations. (news: http://bit.ly/2kc33o6).  The Parliamentary Committee clarified in a statement that it has endorsed the proposal as it is based on a thorough discussion of the draft and its explanatory statements, and after listening to the details from proponents, as well as, to the viewpoint of the Directorate General of Personal Status. (Al Mustaqbal, April 20, 2017)

 

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RDCL: Lack of economic vision detrimental to business

20-4-2017

The president of the Association of Lebanese Businessmen and Women (RDCL), Fouad Zmokhol, said that Lebanon’s lack of a clear-cut economic vision, reform plan or urgent development strategy dissuades local and international businessmen and entrepreneurs wishing to invest in the country. Zmokhol, who was speaking during the periodic meeting of RDCL’s board of directors, denounced the government’s latest move to increase direct and indirect taxes as per the new state budget, warning this could have negative impact on the outlook of Lebanese businesspeople and emigrants towards their homeland. The current ambiguity could very well force them to invest in neighboring states that offer generous incentives for foreign investors, RDCL head stated. The said budget, he added, has disregarded the effective partnership between the private and public sectors amidst a lingering deficiency in the infrastructure of the basic water and electric resources. Zmokhol criticized the extension of the Parliament’s term, saying such waste of time flagrantly infringes on the Lebanese Constitution, the constitutional commitments and the laws in effect, as well as encroaches eon the country’s credibility in the world. (Al Diyar, April 20, 2017)

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