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Five years ago, domestic workers took to the streets of Beirut to celebrate Workers’ Day for the first time in public. Years of struggling for basic human and labor rights have passed, but no change has been made to the legal system yet. However, this year is different.

In three unrelated incidents, three Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon have died or been seriously injured in the last week.

KAFA (enough) Violence & Exploitation organized at UNESCO palace on the 24th of February 2012, a discussion with the former Minister of Labor, Dr.

For the seventh year in a row, migrant domestic workers in Lebanon celebrated Workers’ Day on Sunday May 1st 2016, demanding the Lebanese State to ratify the International Labor Organization convention no 189 on “decent work for domestic workers”.

On July 28, 2016, the Beirut office of Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued apress release entitled “Lebanon: Syrian Women at Risk of Sex Trafficking” in which the organization tackled the r

The Administration and Justice Commission finished examining a proposal to cancel Article 522, which exempts the offender of the crimes established under Articles 503 to 521 from punishment if a marriage contract is concluded with the victim.

For the eighth year in a row, migrant domestic workers (MDWs) and supporters came together to claim labor rights, march, and celebrate workers' day. This past year did not witness any improvement of protection of migrant domestic workers.

On Wednesday August 16th 2017, Lebanon voted on the “repeal” of Article 522 which exempted the offender of the crimes established under Articles 503 to 521 related to sexual assaults, from punishment if a marriage contract is concluded with the victim.

On February 1st 2018, KAFA (enough) Violence & Exploitation launched a media campaign* entitled “Think about it, think about her”* targeting Lebanese employers of migrant domestic workers (MDWs), as a

Amnesty International Delegates in Dublin:
Do Not Turn Your Back on the Most Vulnerable Women
Do Not Offer Impunity to Pimps and Sex Buyers

On Monday July 22, 2013, the parliamentary joint committees in Lebanon approved the law to protect women from family violence, but under a new title: "The Bill for the Protection of Women and Family Memb

KAFA (enough) Violence & Exploitation, in partnership with the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces, launched today (Nov 25, 2013) in the ISF headquarters in Beirut the 16 Days of Activism against Violence Against Women (an international campaign that starts

Our demands are many... but the solution is one.

The Administration and Justice Commission finished examining a proposal to cancel Article 522, which exempts the offender of the crimes established under Articles 503 to 521 from punishment if a marriage contract is concluded with the victim.

On February 1st 2018, KAFA (enough) Violence & Exploitation launched a media campaign* entitled “Think about it, think about her”* targeting Lebanese employers of migrant domestic workers (MDWs), as a