KAFA's Clarification on “Dissecting Lebanese Law 293 on Domestic Violence: Are Women Protected?”

Following the release of Issam Fares Institute’s (IFI) policy brief on Law 293 entitled “Dissecting Lebanese Law 293 on Domestic Violence: Are Women Protected?”, and given the direct relevance of the subject to KAFA’s work since its preparation of the draft law to protect women from family violence in 2007, until the promulgation of the law in 2014 and the organization’s follow up on its application, KAFA would like to clarify the following: