Latest items for Lebanon
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:38 p.m.
Countries: India, Lebanon, Philippines, Singapore
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Polygyny legal up to four wives, but only for Muslims" (para 18).
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Polygyny legal up to four wives, but only for Muslims" (para 18).
Oct. 16, 2024, 11:29 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"As in many other countries, this toxic brew perpetuates a low-level hostility towards women that causes discrimination, violence – and, at its most extreme, femicide: the killing of a woman because of her gender" (para 10).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"As in many other countries, this toxic brew perpetuates a low-level hostility towards women that causes discrimination, violence – and, at its most extreme, femicide: the killing of a woman because of her gender" (para 10).
Oct. 16, 2024, 11:29 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"According to internal security forces, nine women were killed in domestic violence crimes between January and October last year, and 18 in 2021. The real number is thought to be far higher, with domestic abuse on the rise. The real number is thought to be far higher, with domestic abuse on the rise. “We know that not all the cases are reported,” says Mohamad Mansour, deputy director of Abaad, a gender equality NGO" (para 8).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"According to internal security forces, nine women were killed in domestic violence crimes between January and October last year, and 18 in 2021. The real number is thought to be far higher, with domestic abuse on the rise. The real number is thought to be far higher, with domestic abuse on the rise. “We know that not all the cases are reported,” says Mohamad Mansour, deputy director of Abaad, a gender equality NGO" (para 8).
Oct. 16, 2024, 11:29 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"What allegedly happened to Hanaa Khodor was terrible and, in its method, unusual, but the murder of women by their husbands is not uncommon in this country, either among the Lebanese or the 1.5 million Syrian population" (para 8). "As in many other countries, this toxic brew perpetuates a low-level hostility towards women that causes discrimination, violence – and, at its most extreme, femicide: the killing of a woman because of her gender" (para 10).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"What allegedly happened to Hanaa Khodor was terrible and, in its method, unusual, but the murder of women by their husbands is not uncommon in this country, either among the Lebanese or the 1.5 million Syrian population" (para 8). "As in many other countries, this toxic brew perpetuates a low-level hostility towards women that causes discrimination, violence – and, at its most extreme, femicide: the killing of a woman because of her gender" (para 10).
Oct. 16, 2024, 11:29 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"“Many women are now afraid of raising a case against their husband because they have no alternative place to live,” she [Rouhana, director of the NGO Kafa] adds. 'The shelters are almost full'" (para 23).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"“Many women are now afraid of raising a case against their husband because they have no alternative place to live,” she [Rouhana, director of the NGO Kafa] adds. 'The shelters are almost full'" (para 23).
Oct. 16, 2024, 11:29 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: MURDER-DATA-2, DV-DATA-1
"According to internal security forces, nine women were killed in domestic violence crimes between January and October last year, and 18 in 2021. The real number is thought to be far higher, with domestic abuse on the rise. “We know that not all the cases are reported,” says Mohamad Mansour, deputy director of Abaad, a gender equality NGO" (para 8).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-2, DV-DATA-1
"According to internal security forces, nine women were killed in domestic violence crimes between January and October last year, and 18 in 2021. The real number is thought to be far higher, with domestic abuse on the rise. “We know that not all the cases are reported,” says Mohamad Mansour, deputy director of Abaad, a gender equality NGO" (para 8).
Oct. 16, 2024, 11:29 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: DTCP-LAW-1
"Although the constitution deems “all Lebanese equal before the law”, gender inequality is woven into the fabric of the nation through a combination of patriarchal values, unequal legislation and a legacy of “militarised masculinity” from past conflict, say activists, lawyers and academics" (para 9). "No one expects any work to be done on the things that could really change women’s lives for the better, including reform to the contentious personal status laws – 15 separate religious-based laws which mean that a woman’s rights in terms of custody, divorce and marriage vary according to her sect – and the citizenship law, which means a Lebanese woman cannot pass her nationality to...more
Variables: DTCP-LAW-1
"Although the constitution deems “all Lebanese equal before the law”, gender inequality is woven into the fabric of the nation through a combination of patriarchal values, unequal legislation and a legacy of “militarised masculinity” from past conflict, say activists, lawyers and academics" (para 9). "No one expects any work to be done on the things that could really change women’s lives for the better, including reform to the contentious personal status laws – 15 separate religious-based laws which mean that a woman’s rights in terms of custody, divorce and marriage vary according to her sect – and the citizenship law, which means a Lebanese woman cannot pass her nationality to...more
Oct. 16, 2024, 11:29 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: DMW-PRACTICE-1
"Mousawi says this [a judges strike] acted as a further motivating factor for male abusers who already felt enabled, consciously or subconsciously, by the entrenched patriarchal values of Lebanese society. As Nadia Badran, president of the social workers’ syndicate, says: 'Because men can do it, they do it.'" (para 18).
Variables: DMW-PRACTICE-1
"Mousawi says this [a judges strike] acted as a further motivating factor for male abusers who already felt enabled, consciously or subconsciously, by the entrenched patriarchal values of Lebanese society. As Nadia Badran, president of the social workers’ syndicate, says: 'Because men can do it, they do it.'" (para 18).
Oct. 16, 2024, 11:29 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: CONST-LAW-1
"Although the constitution deems “all Lebanese equal before the law”, gender inequality is woven into the fabric of the nation through a combination of patriarchal values, unequal legislation and a legacy of “militarised masculinity” from past conflict, say activists, lawyers and academics" (para 9).
Variables: CONST-LAW-1
"Although the constitution deems “all Lebanese equal before the law”, gender inequality is woven into the fabric of the nation through a combination of patriarchal values, unequal legislation and a legacy of “militarised masculinity” from past conflict, say activists, lawyers and academics" (para 9).
Oct. 16, 2024, 11:29 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: CLCC-LAW-1, ATDW-LAW-1, CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"No one expects any work to be done on the things that could really change women’s lives for the better, including reform to the contentious personal status laws – 15 separate religious-based laws which mean that a woman’s rights in terms of custody, divorce and marriage vary according to her sect – and the citizenship law, which means a Lebanese woman cannot pass her nationality to her children" (para 27).
Variables: CLCC-LAW-1, ATDW-LAW-1, CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"No one expects any work to be done on the things that could really change women’s lives for the better, including reform to the contentious personal status laws – 15 separate religious-based laws which mean that a woman’s rights in terms of custody, divorce and marriage vary according to her sect – and the citizenship law, which means a Lebanese woman cannot pass her nationality to her children" (para 27).
Oct. 16, 2024, 11:29 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, MARR-PRACTICE-5, MARR-LAW-4, AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Child marriage is on the rise again, with parents desperate for a dowry payment of $50 to $100 (£41 to £82) and for someone else to take on the responsibility of feeding a teenager" (para 24).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, MARR-PRACTICE-5, MARR-LAW-4, AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Child marriage is on the rise again, with parents desperate for a dowry payment of $50 to $100 (£41 to £82) and for someone else to take on the responsibility of feeding a teenager" (para 24).
Oct. 16, 2024, 11:29 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Equally concerning is the impact of the crisis on education: like judges, teachers have been on strike, and when the schools do open, Mansour [deputy director of Abaad, a gender equality NGO] says, the daughters of impoverished families are always 'the first to be withdrawn' (para 24).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Equally concerning is the impact of the crisis on education: like judges, teachers have been on strike, and when the schools do open, Mansour [deputy director of Abaad, a gender equality NGO] says, the daughters of impoverished families are always 'the first to be withdrawn' (para 24).
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Bangladesh, Chad, Gambia, India, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Mali, Mauritania, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Togo
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
14.0
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
14.0
July 13, 2024, 11:22 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Shiite Muslims in Lebanon is the largest religious group that supports temporary marriage. It is even legalized as a valid union as it has all the formalities of ordinary marriage including contracts as well as payment of dowry" (para. 2) (CODER COMMENT-ERD: Temporary marriages are recognized by scholars as a form of prostitution.)
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Shiite Muslims in Lebanon is the largest religious group that supports temporary marriage. It is even legalized as a valid union as it has all the formalities of ordinary marriage including contracts as well as payment of dowry" (para. 2) (CODER COMMENT-ERD: Temporary marriages are recognized by scholars as a form of prostitution.)
July 3, 2024, 3:22 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The plight of these women is compounded by the way the law is applied in Lebanon. Article 523 of the Lebanese Penal Code criminalises “any person who practices secret prostitution or facilitates it”. The punishment is a prison sentence of anything from a month to a year" (para 6). "According to the Lebanese Prostitution Law of 1931, brothels were divided into two groups: public brothels and escort houses. The law also set conditions for those working outside the brothels, dividing them into groups of workers; cafe girls, mistresses and 'artistes'" (para 9).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The plight of these women is compounded by the way the law is applied in Lebanon. Article 523 of the Lebanese Penal Code criminalises “any person who practices secret prostitution or facilitates it”. The punishment is a prison sentence of anything from a month to a year" (para 6). "According to the Lebanese Prostitution Law of 1931, brothels were divided into two groups: public brothels and escort houses. The law also set conditions for those working outside the brothels, dividing them into groups of workers; cafe girls, mistresses and 'artistes'" (para 9).
July 3, 2024, 3:22 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"It is not illegal to work as a licensed prostitute but seeing as the government has not issued any such licences since the 1970s, those working as prostitutes are vulnerable to being arrested and punished" (para 7). "Despite the media uproar surrounding the case, the owner of the brothel, a Lebanese businessman, was soon released on bail. Hearings into the case have been postponed multiple times and, three years on, the trial is only just about to begin" (para 20).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"It is not illegal to work as a licensed prostitute but seeing as the government has not issued any such licences since the 1970s, those working as prostitutes are vulnerable to being arrested and punished" (para 7). "Despite the media uproar surrounding the case, the owner of the brothel, a Lebanese businessman, was soon released on bail. Hearings into the case have been postponed multiple times and, three years on, the trial is only just about to begin" (para 20).
May 23, 2024, 10:08 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1
"The 2011 anti-trafficking law criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking and prescribed penalties of five to seven years’ imprisonment and fines if the offense involved an adult victim, and 10 to 12 years’ imprisonment and fines for those involving a child victim." (3).
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1
"The 2011 anti-trafficking law criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking and prescribed penalties of five to seven years’ imprisonment and fines if the offense involved an adult victim, and 10 to 12 years’ imprisonment and fines for those involving a child victim." (3).
May 9, 2024, 12:04 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
Is selling sex criminalised? The position in Lebanon is confusing. Selling sex used to be legal with licensed brothels but the government has not issued any new licenses since 1970s, so now a large percentage of sex work occurs illegally. Sex work is technically illegal although there are nightclubs where sex workers are employed as artists/dancers. Sex is forbidden on the premises but customers and sex workers can make arrangements for dates at other times. Sex workers working in these places are mostly migrants who are in country on special artist visas. Freedom of movement of women working in clubs is restricted. Must be in club from 8pm - 5am...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
Is selling sex criminalised? The position in Lebanon is confusing. Selling sex used to be legal with licensed brothels but the government has not issued any new licenses since 1970s, so now a large percentage of sex work occurs illegally. Sex work is technically illegal although there are nightclubs where sex workers are employed as artists/dancers. Sex is forbidden on the premises but customers and sex workers can make arrangements for dates at other times. Sex workers working in these places are mostly migrants who are in country on special artist visas. Freedom of movement of women working in clubs is restricted. Must be in club from 8pm - 5am...more
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Botswana, Brunei, Bulgaria, Congo, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Montenegro, Mozambique, Serbia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Swaziland, Syria, Trinidad/Tobago, Vanuatu, Vietnam
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
3.0
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
3.0
March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Lebanon ranks as a Tier 2 Watch List country (85).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Lebanon ranks as a Tier 2 Watch List country (85).
March 9, 2024, 5:19 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2023 data from the OECD, the percentage of women in Lebanon who have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life is 18.40% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2023 data from the OECD, the percentage of women in Lebanon who have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life is 18.40% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Moldova, Oman, Palestine, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
1
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
1
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon, Malaysia, United States
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
21
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
21
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Fiji, Gabon, Guatemala, Guyana, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Moldova, Morocco, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
2
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
2
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
1
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
1
Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Lebanon was 21 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Lebanon was 21 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Lebanon is 28.7% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Lebanon is 28.7% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Lebanon is 77 years for women and 73 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Lebanon is 77 years for women and 73 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Lebanon is 74.0 years for men and 79.2 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Lebanon is 74.0 years for men and 79.2 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).