National Report on the General Awareness of Family Violence in Lebanon
News and Statements
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 Members against Domestic Violence" .
After two years of continuous and unfailing effort, the women's rights movement in Lebanon has finally succeeded in issuing a draft law to protect women from family violence, which gained approval by the Lebanese cabinet on April 6, 2010.