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  • Lebanon: Women’s Prisons Are Worse

    From healthcare to legal aid, reports reveal a tragic reality experienced by female prisoners in Lebanon that surpasses that of their male counterparts. Although inhumane conditions in Lebanon’s prisons have received more attention over the past few years, women’s prison conditions did not receive the same kind of interest. Several…

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  • RDFL teaches women how to read and write

    In many parts of Lebanon, families focus on getting their daughters married and their sons educated. Thus, illiteracy is common among women. But for the ones attending RDFL’s trainings, life is changing.   Fadia’s life has changed “My husband used to laugh at me going to the programme lessons… Now…

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